in my cd player... Katharine Whalen "Hush"   on the page... Tim O'Brien In the Lake of the Woods   into... avoiding rich french pastries; the pinkest gerber daisies; looking into Georgetown windows late on Saturday evenings; office photographs; a crisp new white t-shirt; Fridays   definitely not into... tier 3 prescriptions with co-payments more expensive than the actual medication   the portable whirl... At last... a laptop. A sleek black machine that whirrs and purrs so sweetly as it zips along. I love the near silent sound my fingers make atop these keys. And the confidence I have that my files won't just up and disappear.   all about museums and monuments... Jeff brought Ben and Hannah to town for the next few days to explore our nation's capital. And as I type right now they're all sacked out in the other room, dreaming with the kind of anticipation reserved for childhood vacations.   Tomorrow is a big big big day with an agenda that scrolls on and on. Ben and Hannah will start the day with my blueberry banana pancakes. Jeff with a good ten cups of coffee. And me with a trip to the gym.   Hal-like web cams... I've never thought much of those creepy round eyeball Hal-like web cams that they give away free with a tank of gas these days. But this week two of them managed to bring me bunches and bunches of joy.