This afternoon I listened with complete attention to the Maria Callas Norma over KMFA; mesmerizing, with all its flaws. The people at the mortage company rescinded the late-payment fee, acknowledging the perfect payment record, always early, etc., etc., and even admitted that they had been late posting payments because of the events of September 11, but were imposing the fees anyhow, just lifting them for those who protest. At last the mail's really beginning to come through, so much that the letter carrier had to leave one of those plastic bins. Especially welcome were Business Week, Forbes, Fortune, and PC Magazine (now so skinny, when it used to be to plump with ad revenue) at last.