The Cat Distribution System at work.

How has it possibly been 25 years? Impossible.

I don’t remember what year we met at Bouchercon in Denver but I remember the rest of it, breakfast at Racine’s with Kathi DeFrancis, going shopping for books and discovering Martha Lawrence’s series and getting to meet Hugh Holton.

Cozy Noir Porn is my band name today.

I’d been debating canceling mine. I adored Ben Bradlee and regret that I didn’t have the courage to ring his doorbell last time I was in DC, I loved Tony Kornheiser’s columns and buying a Post was a must when I was in the area. You made the decision easy for me today. Ben is rolling in his grave!

I wish I lived in Baltimore!

Pete will be pursuing career opportunities outside of the federal government.

Actually adding lavender to a London Fog is pretty good.

Wouldn’t that be delightful

I have a depression era recipe for molasses cookies that uses baking soda and vinegar because then, like now, eggs were a luxury. They were my dad’s favorites.