Insomniac bookclub selection: "Stiff News"--the last of the Catherine Aird books from the library--this cures insomnia, since, though it's a workmanlike example of its kind, that's the best that can be said for it. If the weather remains as it's been, it'll be time very soon to bring forth the full panoply of fans. Those who have air-conditioning never truly experience the climate as it is, that's for sure. The home library catalogue is progressing slowly; 541 books done and so much more to go. What a project this would be if we hadn't been so faithful about disposing of what will never be read or referred to again.