Halfway point

It's midway through the excursion of Kimberley and Altaa to Mongolia.  They've been gone 42 days and they will return in 42 days.  Of course, I miss them, but I've always been enterprising in occupying myself, be that in the form of industry or in the form of slacking.  My means for either of these options has been greatly curtailed by my modem going kaput.  Kimberley bore responsibility last time and so is in the clear this time.  So, in the absence of home internet (until Thursday at least, when the engineer comes - hopefully), I will revert to the good old/bad old days before the arrival of the internet.  This post comes from my office after the working day is done.