1) I still treat Macromedia Flash as rather dubious when it comes to matters of accessability and shop-frontage, but I enjoy its creative uses, and have found the attached animation rather amusing: [www.rockstargames.com] which is linked from [www.rockstargames.com]

2) The father of a dear friend has recently died; I have yet to respond to a long e-mail that she sent to me this morning, but she/her family seems to have been well-prepared for it, even over-prepared as she put it.

You can tell what country she’s in, by virtue of the fact that the funeral director took her to one side to say:

I am required to ask you whether you understand that the process of cremation is irreversible?

3) Dental appointment this afternoon, for the dental hygenist. I thought I would get it done before my checkup next week, so that if I am recommended a visit, I can ask what has not been done today.