Janus Kiss, an exciting new novel by Michael Wilson, presenting his unique views on friendship and the anti-social gentleman's place in this work-a-day world of ours. (I've got this neat bridge to sell you, too.) An evening surrendered to the Epsilons, partially reclaimed by the power of the Blog. I knew that I would be friends with Sarah von Linsowe when I said to her, "We are all two-faced," and she replied, "I know," with an enormous smile on her face and an evil gleam in her eye.

Two instances of grace: a) I wrestled Brad to the delight and amusement of Mara and Tracy (tolerable by themselves, but closely allied with the Idiot Brigade); b) Andi Watson's beautiful Slow News Day.