It’s cloudy and rainy out today. I was hoping to spend some time outside since it has been unseasonably warm (no complaints here). Instead, I am taking the opportunity to catch up on writing. Alas, my blog has been one of the things that has lost priority in the hierarchy of daily events. After skimming through my last post, I realize how other things have lost momentum in the past month. Lately, it seems that reading and writing for personal benefit has been replaced with re