For the perplexed, all posts after this in December are just biding time till they can be moved somewhere more sensible. Poor orphans of chronology! They'll all have good homes, with hot chocolate before bed, so pat them on the head before you travel on. If you're looking for more book reviews and other articles by me, I'm gradually compiling as many as I can find here on del.icio.us, even as I continue to battle the Great Scanning Monster. Thanks for stopping here on a snowy evening! (It's still December in this section.)