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This unannounced pause in posting has been brought to you by a looming move 1,050 miles to the north-northeast. Though we are early in the packing phase yet*, there is much to do and none of it makes for interesting blog copy. This pause is in your best interest, dear reader.

Coming in September: Jason tries to become the good graduate student he never was; Jason assists in teaching material that he's only slightly familiar with; Jason faces winter above the Mason-Dixon line; Jason and EKB stalk Cincinnati Symphony music director Paavo Järvi. Stay tuned!

PS- The slogan above is *not* made up. Cincinnati actually has an anti-litter campaign that commands, "Don't Trash the 'Nati." (I've seen the signs myself.) I don't know how this goes in town, but it misses the hip mark for me. The instant association with Natty Light, the college freshman's beer of choice (at least in the South), doesn't help.

* EKB is in the packing phase...I only have a couple things in boxes.