He's doing as well as one can suppose. He has Stage IV lung cancer and it has metastasized to other organs. He had some treatments (the nature of which I've already forgotten -- radiation, I think) just before I arrived that shrank the size of some of his lung tumors to make breathing easier but nobody claimed it would extend his life. He has given up and that was hard to see but I can't blame him, you know?

I like the idea of trading off (whether it's each challenge or each month) except that I've found it harder to get back into figuring out reminders, skip status, etc. since I was away from the routine -- which is rather pathetic because it's rather straight forward to handle but details are TOTALLY not my strength. Maybe soon it will be a moot point? I have had absolutely zero icon-fu for the week prior to my trip and after this challenge I'm out of entries.

I don't mind the time, honestly. You participate in some unholy number of competitions while I don't. I know you need time to work on your entries. :) If you're feeling left out of the loop, though, I'd be happy to share the burden but I'm not currently unhappy so there's no need to worry on my behalf. I just wish that I were *better* at handling a thousand tiny details.