rotting electrons

Yesterday, I wrote to my friend Élisabeth Vonarburg to ask what 'spam' is in French. The word is 'pourriel'. It comes from 'pourri', which means 'rotten', and 'el' is the abbreviation for 'electronique'. In other words, it's electronic rot. And it sounds like the name of Galadriel's no-good sister.

amidst my books read

Here is a closeup of my library's section of books I've read. Yes, the books behind the young lady who's been guarding them since 1984 are for the letter 'C', which I guess is appropriate.