Whispers in the loggia:

So, folks, 4 days til Holy Week.... Already.

Crept up quick, didn't it?

As ever, the days ahead bring what can easily be termed a full plate. Yet before one of the year's most intense cycles can be taken up, our top story's in the back-office – among other highlights, this shop's utility and tech bills (internet, the phones, server costs, etc.) are due... and without you, it's lights out.

Long story short, that's the price of remaining independent – not owned by advertisers, nor beholden to institutional pressures or agenda-heavy overlords. Sure, it has its strains, but especially these days, it's worth it nonetheless.

Among other bits, there's a 3,000-odd word... something in the pipeline; like all the rest here, the stuff doesn't just come out of thin air. But as the priority for the moment is making sure the wiring that allows the thing to get finished and beamed around is paid for, as it's always been 'round here, that piece falls to this readership – and much like what's just ahead, this isn't a time for just sitting by....

And now, we return to our pre-Holy Week chaos already in progress – to one and all, may its every blessing be yours.

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by Rocco Palmo via Whispers in the Loggia