Club Desvelado whiled away some hours with "Instead of a Letter" (Diana Athill). The best parts of this are the earlier chapters, which constitute a very clear-eyed look at the adult characters and a not over-indulgent picture of the author.>>>Today we considered paying our property tax bill using on-line resources, but were astonished to find that there's a surcharge representing 2.75% of the amount due. So we waited in line with the other bozos who don't trust the mail, either, in order to get a paper receipt.