Wild Card/Monday — 7.16.12

I’m back & rested from a four-day trip to Portland to see Amy Dearest & soon-to-be-son-in-law Okie Doke. The trip included moving Okie Doke into a new apartment, writing out a bunch of checks for the coming wedding, enjoying Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in one of the many Portland parks, and generally enjoying a break from this blog beast — and its Facebook/Twitter components. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking on Judge John Luster’s order for the SR to reveal the identity of Almost Innocent Bystander. The newspaper has until next Tuesday to comply with the order or appeal. Stay tuned. Now for this first post-vacay Wild Card …