Please understand if we're busy for a few days ...

But there has been a new arrival in our family -- a grandson -- and we are in Little Rock with the new mom and dad (and drooling over the baby, of course). 21 inches; 7 pounds, 5 ounces if you need to know.

Please give me leave if I don't provide the names -- I'm giong to let the kid decide when he wants a digital profile.

Mother, father and child are doing fine. Not so sure about the grandparents.

Have a happy New Year.