Gratuitous Unexpected Bachelor Posting (TM)

The Missus was seized with the idea to take the Llama-ettes off to Fort LMC in order to surprise Mrs. LMC on the occassion of her birthday today. They won't be back until tomorrow afternoon.

These little one-nighters actually work out quite well. I've found that I enjoy having one day to myself - any longer than that and I start getting the crazies.

So having duly started pruning back the bushes out front, read some chapters from C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity and hoofed on the ol' treadmill for an hour, I'm all set to make an evening of it. The veal scallopini is waiting to be breaded, the potatoes with oregano and olive oil are in the oven, their chopped garlic standing by, the asparagus is fresh and I've got a nice Régnié opened and ready to go.

After din-dins, if I can keep my eyes open that long, I think I'll run off my Cosi Fan Tutte DVD. Now Mozart could bring out the dramatic possibilities of an opera, both the sublime and the ridiculous (in this case often at the same time). And I am firmly of the opinion that this particular work contains some of the most divine ensemble singing in all of classical music.

The bonus of having the Missus out of the way is that I can sing along with Don Alfonso unaudited and uninterrupted.