A quick note. My mom passed away this afternoon. I got the call about 12:30 that she'd taken a turn for the worse, and the doctor was pretty clear that she wasn't going to make it. My brother and I started driving back to Iowa, and en route I got the call that she passed a bit after 2pm. From everything I can tell she had friends around her at the time, and died peacefully.

And, that's all I really have to say right now. The next couple days will be busy, so no idea whether I'll be around here.