Sorry to have been delinquent in keeping this updated. You know, the New Year, the hustle-bustle, the planes, the blah, blah, blah....Or, I could use the newspaper excuse: "EarlyStories has been 'on special assignment.' " That, of course, is code for all sorts of things. Been in the doghouse. Undercover in some mean and nasty place. Drying out in the tank. Lazy. Can't cop to any of those. Will step it up. Lots to report. So, let's get to it!