van de wal in de sloot

This is going to be a miscellanea post. There is a lot going on, but nothing earth-shattering.

Yesterday marked Yom Kippur, so it was quieter than usual around here. We'll be back to nearly full strength today.

Yesterday MG lost his Gamma box - leaving him with one. Soon there'll be another, yes?

Yesterday we learned a Dutch saying, "van de wal in de sloot," which translates roughly as "from the bank into the ditch." Maybe rather than throwing somebody under the bus, we can throw them into "de sloot" from now on.

And finally, today marks another entry into our sidebar, "Earth Calendar" (as "Celebrate!"), from which we learn that today is World Temperance Day. We could celebrate that in any number of ways, but the best way, no doubt, would be to raise a glass to toast the occasion.