How weird do you have to be when 5:45 a.m. seems like a late start to the day?

Well, count me in that select group. I was surprised to look at the clock when the cat wake-up call went off.

My excuse: I was up late last night cooking a pot of habenero beef curry for today’s House staff potluck. The House goes into session this morning and will continue through a long legislative day as they work through some 300 bills on 3rd reading. Meanwhile, staff will be upstairs midday eating our way through a vast and diverse menu spread out across several conference room tables.

I planned on doing my cooking on Sunday, and then just reheating today. I thought there was some stew meat in the freezer. As I set up to start cooking, though, I discovered I was wrong. So good intentions (and a sensible schedule) went out the window. Instead, we didn’t make it home through rapidly flooding roads until just after 8 p.m. Then it was eat and cook. I’m not sure what time I put the curry to bed. Probably just on the right side of midnight.

That’s a long way to say that today’s substantive entry will be delayed until after we get back from this morning’s walk.

Please check back later.

And I did manage to get those photos of Marty McClain’s Sunday sendoff posted. Just click on yesterday’s photo of Wendy in the canoe, and you’ll get the whole batch.