Dear friends and readers… So, you know what else is a good excuse for lots of reading? (besides Seattle’s rain and f*&king daylight savings, that is...) Hernia surgery! Doc’s post-op orders (no running, swimming, yoga, lifting) led to many guilt-free hours in an Eames knockoff in front of a fake-log fire, turning the pages and sampling beverages. Thankfully, the lifting of spirits was permissible.