It looks like the plans are a “GO”! All the attractions at the Dells are giving 50% off to people staying at the resorts and hotels (that famous skiboat show has become a stage show, but hey - that might mean no life jackets on the bikini-clad women, eh?), plus we are free from the minimum-stay requirements, and Pam got a reduction in the room rate.

If you’re willin’ - you can send the coupons to 2118 Lindenwood in the city of Ft Wayne in the great state of Indiana, and with a zip of 46808.

(my address is no big secret, unless I was posting with an assumed name, since on Google Earth you can come down the street!)

The most recent Harper’s has an article on a couple that uses tech (side scan radar) to look for drowned people and where to send divers — lots of grisly wisdom.

Thanks for the update, Michael, i haven’t had the heart to look for follow-up; i hope it’s clear that one way or another, i think demons should be banned, it’s just that i’m not sure banning talking about them will take care of it. Voices, demons, nameless urges . . . get ye hence.

Brian, a hike around Devil’s Lake is worth a day (10-12 mi., easy but with nice views), and don’t miss The House on the Rock (Neil Gaiman even used it as a plot device in “American Gods”), not far from its more reputable cousin, Taliesin (Frank Lloyd Wright’s first country home near his family cemetery, and where he was brought from Taliesin West in AZ).

An excellent quick stock can be made from shrimp shells. When you peel some shrimp for whatever recipe, merely toss the shells in a small pan of water. Bring to boil and simmer for a half hour or 45 min. Strain and season to taste. Use it for cooking your rice or for your sauce or save it or whatever. It has a sweet flavor and doesn’t taste fishy at all.

Here’s your demons, Jeff. The follow up stories about the man who beat his son to death tell us that he was heard by onlookers to indicate that he was beating his son to chase out the child’s demons.

Deputy Singh with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s office in Modesto is on TV all the time. He’s different. A skinny little guy with mod, moussed and spiky hair, he favors purple shirts with white ties. Not your average rural sheriff’s rep.

I have heard that called the “Gumby” method.

as opposed to the…

never mind. we ain’t goin’ there.