Okay, so it's Christmas Eve...

The major accomplishment of the day was working my way through a set of instructions on starting with a ordered deck of cards (like what you'd find in a new deck) and end up with the so-called "Mnemonica stack," a concept that will be of no interest to anyone not interested in magic, and about 95% of people who are interested.

This process was not easy, as I screwed up the first five attempts, but I nailed it on the sixth (and I'm not pushing my luck any more today).

To any who read this—may the joy of this season be yours and may the idea of "peace on earth, good will toward men" (that last word in the classical sense of "all people") be realized.

Cheers...