The Beast is safe ...

I had a couple of frankly worried-sounding messages about whether I was really going to get rid of the Beast.  I realized that my last post wasn't completely clear about that, so -- no, the Beast has a secure home with me for a while, at least.   I'm planning another short trip in southern regions of Arizona/NewMexico as soon as I can get some work done on the house, and longer trips up north are next on the agenda.  As soon as it warms up a bit.