Before I get to the first question, I need to give out a few props and make a few clarifications. I should have done this in my last post, but I was in a hurry and overlooked this. I apologize profusely. I have the Q&A ready to go, but I'm going to sleep on it before I post it. While I don't have a sense of shame or decency, I have been blessed with an overabundance of prudence.

First, the props:

Props to Jared and Maria for putting me up and putting up with me. Special props to Maria for making the best brownies I’ve ever eaten. Maybe it’s because I’ve been brownie withdrawal since the Brasser’s went to Australia, but these brownies with their peanut butter chips, caramel goo and rich chocolate goodness were almost a religious experience. Kudos.

Special props to Jared for dealing with the trouncing I gave him in our first game of Acquire in a magnanimous way. He managed to both eek out a win in the second game and only spend ten minutes or so doing the happy dance. I’m impressed with the amount of personal growth shown, I really am.  

Next, the clarification:

I didn’t make this clear earlier, but my “Gadget Guy” segments are available online. Click on the link provided, and at the bottom of the page you’ll see a section labeled “Archives.” My segments run on Tuesdays in the second hour of the program. (I managed to make it work with IE7, but it doesn’t seem to like Firefox or Opera.)

This needs no explanation: