With the end of a huge crush of outgoing proposals at work (15 in eight weeks!), my brain is taking some time off. The first responsibility it seems to have dropped is thinking up blog topics. The second is spelinge: I initially titled this post "Brain Drian." I think I went to college with him. I owe Jordan a response to her kindly asking me to name my five strengths as a writer; I want to blog about (largely as a way to record) some little productivity techniques I've stolen/borrowed/invented; and there is some interesting stuff going on as the cross-country ski season approaches (even if you don't care one whit about racing, check out this post by the U.S. ski team's coach for some incredible New England autumn-color shots).
But listing is not blogging, so I'll fall back on a kid story:
Contemplating the task of putting on her pajamas tonight, Julia stood there, arms akimbo, and said, unbidden but Poohishly, "I have to put on my clothes/I suppose/I suppose/I'll start with my toes/I suppose." Then she laughed delightedly. I myself love a silly rhyme sometime, so I think this chimes just fine.