Hrrrm.

The iPad actually seems to be doing great. It hasn't crashed and hasn't gotten stuck. Amazing. I think it's because I gave it a static IP address. Why this didn't work on the other two, who knows, but it seems to be working well enough that I'm comfortable with putting an anti-glare sticky on the screen. Still not sure about upgrading to the iPhone 4S any time soon.

I had two mild heart leaps while looking at Google News, both because of past jobs I've had. My diocesan past life made me wonder if I knew the Catholic bishop in Kansas City charged with not alerting police about child porn. (Don't know him.) My disaster preparedness past life made me wonder if I knew the deputy director at the CDC arrested for child molestation and bestiality. (Don't know her.) It's a small world but thankfully it's still plenty spacious for me.

I'm savoring the first block of Ghirardelli's Sea Salt Soiree bar - dark chocolate with coarse sea salt and roasted almonds. I've been wary of the sea salt dessert epidemic even though it sounds tasty in my mind. So far, me likey. Later tonight I'm going to try a Woodchuck Pumpkin cider. I'm so thrilled I actually found a 6 pack - the production run is only 2 1/2 hours so there aren't a lot of bottles of the stuff out there. Very much looking forward to enjoying it!