Housebound and incommunicado

This has been the weekend of mechanical failures. On Friday night, I found out I had a flat rear tire (and slacked on going down to get it fixed on Saturday). A few minutes ago, I discovered that my phone has silently died. Or maybe just the handset - I can't be sure until I can find one to borrow. (Until further notice, use email if you need to get ahold of me.)

And my brother's sick, so no visiting my father today either.