Just when you think you have everything under control, flies land in the ointment. Yucky flies. Stinky ointment. October became a difficult month for me. And then entered a remarkable little bright spot. At the beginning of October I was optimistic my plans for the month would be realized without a hitch. Unbeknownst to me at the time (and now that I think about it, everything is always unbeknownst to me until I know it), the universe had other plans. I am recovering from the