Playing in the background: The smoochie bird. I'm not sure what kind of bird it is - possibly a bluejay - but it has a call that sounds...

Playing in the background: The ceiling fan. On second thought let's crank up Pandora, here. Okay, Sea and Silence by Deuter. Liking tha...

Playing in the background: Weird hissy growly noise from the closet. Either that's the heater settling into this whole being on thing, ...

Playing in the background: Episode of "House." The guy just never gets old. For once I got Joan to come with me to a Friday Frig...

Meters swum today: 1900 (go me!) Playing in the background: The soft sounds of evening (and the occasional train horn) I've managed to...

Meters swum today: None. 1700 yesterday. Playing in the background: Uh, nothing, at the moment. Just the fan. The winter rains have poun...

Playing in the background: Still nothing. Meters swum today: None. Well, gang, with Spellbinder wrapped up there's only one thing to d...