Proof of life! ;) Some of my contacts have expressed concerns that my daily photo updates were a ruse, and asked my captors to include a newspaper in a photo as proof that these are being taken on the appropriate day. So here I am with this week’s issue of the CWU Observer (the only newspaper I can easily find on my usual daily routine), which was distributed this morning. I am alive and healthy! (21/366)

We had an unexpected visitor in our backyard this morning. Neat to see, but hoping it doesn’t become a regular (apparently they’re not good for birds or gardens). #kitty #notakitty #raccoon

Went outside long enough to shovel the driveway and fill the bird feeders. The rest of the day so far has been sitting in the library and reading (finishing Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves). Lunchtime looks amusingly juvenile, but hey, it works for me. (16/366)