Nick and I just got back from our Colorado trip, so here are some vacation shots for anyone interested. Enjoy.

Have I ever told you how much I loved the show Deadwood? It was beautiful and gritty and Shakespearean, and I miss the characters terribly now that they're gone. Except, of course, for George Hearst . . . vile, disgusting George Hearst, who killed the gentle Mr. Ellsworth and chopped off Al's finger (truth be told, I was more indignant about the latter). Unfortunately, George Hearst got out of the eponymous town unscathed, with the exception of a very minor bullet wound. I gotta tell you, this turn of events really chapped my hide. I understand that the writers had to work within the constraints of history, but . . . the man was pure evil. I would have preferred that they simply abandoned historical fact and gave the viewers what we wanted for the finale: sweet, sweet revenge. I've already imagined several alternatives to this ending, and here are a few of them.