Well, I held my breath as long as possible, but the van finally died tonight in Albertson's parking lot, and there it waits for the tow truck tomorrow morning.

I'm hoping it's a short in the wiring to the starter, because the battery is just fine.

But, either way, this means I'll be spending the day over in Calabasas at the B&N there, laptop in hand, writing my little fingers off.

A fine day, indeedy.