Shaggylocks here.  Sorry I went MIA there for a bit, but I was called out of town unexpectedly and forgot--in the rush of coordinating my absence with work, school, CSA share pick up, pet care, etc.--that I also had to finish up the book discussion here.  Apologies for my sudden absence.*  Thanks to everyone who reached out to make sure I was okay.

That said, Tinkers, eh?  I'm glad to hear people have been enjoying the book.  I'm still playing catch-up after my prolonged weekend away, so I don't really have a good lead-off question in mind,but perhaps we can start off by talking about our impressions of the book, and a discussion can develop from there.

*_{Nothing bad, just needed to get to a friend's wedding a couple days earlier to help with some of the preparations, since the best man was seriously ill. (He recovered in time for the ceremony.)}