Still haven't started tabulating my tax data. I don't know why I always put it off--once I get going, it goes fairly smoothly, if not quickly. Looks like it will be a push throughout the weekend to get it done, because tonight I'd rather work on GIDEON.

Awful storms last night, with my area of Illinois getting about 3" of rain. Flooding. One main road shut down for most of the day thanks to 9' of water in an area under a viaduct. The resulting traffic jams and reroutes resulted in my arriving at the garage a half-hour late, but everyone ran late so no harm done.

The upshot? Bad knock sensor. Not as simple as a gas cap, or as cheap. Now I have a new one. The patient is home in his slot in the garage, resting comfortably.

I also made the very, very last payment on the loan today. The amount of that payment is about the same as the cost of the repair. There's something cosmic about that.