I got a notification from WordPress the other day, reminding me that this blog’s registration would be auto-renewing soon, so, heads up, Caroline, that’s where that $20-odd charge is going to come from (this assuming that I hadn’t yet heard the bad news). And so, having paid the rent on this old one-horse rag-and-bone shop for another year, I feel impelled to do something to make the enterprise feel a little more worthwhile. To start, check out what I found on the ground! 
It is the birthday of a bird: an auspicious thing. You can also check out my fine cinderblock bookshelves: if it’s good enough for Gezi, it’s good enough for me.
