>So, want to have dinner? <lol> I won't be gloomy, honest Injun. 98% of the time I am a contented idiot. It takes the drabness of late November to bring out gloominess. And this season too shall pass.

Sounds good to me. As for the weather, today it's sunny and warm here.


>On the bright side, I am finally applying myself to a novel, and it has potential. (IMO, of course). Up to 150 pages or so and a clear idea where it goes from here.

That's great.

Tamar