I thought today I'd update your fine self. Leslee is in town right now as we help Kex to move Out Of The House. Does that mean I am soon to be an only child? Indeed, it does. I am envisioning lots of dinners out with mom & pops, being showered with lots of gifts, and turning up the stereo as loud as I want (maybe even jumping on the bed with SHOES on?).

I re-read Sputnik sweetheart the other day.

I closed my eyes and listened carefully for the descendants of Sputnik, even now circling the earth, gravity their only tie to the planet. Lonely metal souls in the unimpeded darkness of space, they meet, pass each other, and part, never to meet again. No words passing between them. No promises to keep.

I was positive, after reading this passage, that the book would end--in my memory, this was the ending point. But I was surprised to see there were a few more pages. Somehow I think these few sentences would be a better ending.