The diligent rat is forced to earn his keep. Eric is trapped in the wilds of Illinois, sans connectivity. Amusingly, his hotel has nanny software that won't allow him to access his own blog.

He says "Hi everybody!".

He also says that I should crank out a few brief yet edifying posts while he's away. Naturally I protested. We have entirely different styles and interests. You're here to read him, not me. Such sweet reason and logic got me nowhere. He is adamant.

So here we are. Substitute postings will continue till Sunday.