Catching Up

I'm having a Tony Hayward moment - the oil spill is disrupting my plans. I wonder if I can interest a television network in letting me talk about how much I want my life back.

Okay, had to get that out of my system. Sorry. Kind of a cheap shot.

Because I really just want to apologize for running late on The Poisoner's Handbook Giveaway announcement. There are 31 terrific entries and I had planned to notify winners yesterday.

Then I went chasing the question of oil plume semantics instead. Still would like to write more on that subject. But first, getting my life back. I'll be sending out notifications today.

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