Minimal blogging until after new years

I'm heading to NY (state, not the city!) to wallow in the basements and attics of a couple of 100+ year old buildings rewiring them. I'm sure I'll meet lots of new 8 legged friends, and slugs the size of hot dogs. 100 years seems to be sufficient time for a sizable population of sizable slugs to develop in a building's basement.

Its not something I look forward to, but its something that needs to be done...