5:44 p.m. Still fighting the crud a bit, so I'm heading home. Every time I think I'm OK, I cough. And that deep rumble in my chest sez otherwise. I'd like to catch the guy who finally nailed me with this stuff. And I'm trying hard not to be the guy who nails someone else.

4:37 p.m. You can write this one down on your calendar: conservative columnist Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe will be featured in the 2005 Popcorn Forum, "Hot Talk: Passionate Debate for a New Age." The forum takes place in a month. You can find the schedule here.

4:35 p.m. Kristin Hoppe reports that the links are working. Keep your fingers crossed. Some office politics going on here.

4:17 p.m. Still haven't heard if the SR links are working today. Could somebody try them and get back to me? Thanks.

2:52 p.m. Mebbe there was a reason Brand X stole The CDA blog domain name from Phil Corless/The Old Goat Trail. Writes Brand Xer Joe Butler: "The Press is in the early stages of creating some sort of official or un-official blog and/or blog community, and would love to include a good list of local bloggers we enjoy. If you've got one, or know about one you like, let us know. Drop me an email or visit www.cdablog.com for more info." Wonder where the Press came up with that idea? Thanks for the heads up, Phil.

1:17 p.m. I just tried some SR links again with the understanding that they should work. Let me know if they don't.

9:54 a.m. We've become accustomed to high-tech words, like log on, download and RAM. But those words mean other things to country folks. Milt Nelson of Rathdrum forwards a funny series of 'toons to illustrate what I mean here.

8:45 a.m. I'm back at my post, feeling quite a bit better. Quick Fix 6 will be ready in about a half hour.

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