Lagniappe

If you are one of those faithful readers who gets your Marjorie news only via e-mail, you might want to check out the website for these "bonus" items.

1. The countdown clock is looking happier by the second. It currently stands at less than three weeks, less than 500 hours, less than 30,000 minutes and less than two million seconds.

2. The recent post on packing a book in your carry-on has had a lot of response. Check the comments link on that post to find out what your fellow travelers will be reading on the trip and add your own literary selections.

3. Today is the last day to exercise your franchise in our latest exercise in scientific polling. Currently french fries are barely edging out french kissing. If anyone has an idea for a multiple choice poll you'd like to see on the blog, pass it on.