Two things:
http://artbloom.net/der-shing-helmer/ I still draw like the ones on the left, but there is hope. This expresses the "no, I'm not some kind of super genius, just someone who kept drawing, and you can too" thing so much better than I've managed over the years.
and, I have a cavity. A CAVITY.
It's kind of exciting, actually. Novel. I've never had one before. All my life I have gone into the dentist's office and heard things like "perfect" and "there's no justice", but today, in addition to that, I also heard "undermined" and "drill". I hadn't been near the profession for six years. Guess it serves me right.
The roofers started today! Probably the Deutsch and I are going to buzz the house after work and see how they are doing. Our neighbors are going to be thoroughly tired of us before we even move in.