I keep forgetting about this and then re-membering when I'm away from the computer: I've got an exciting new feature to roll out called Overheard In Portland! It's a lot like Overheard in New York, but a little different. I've only got one so far, but as soon as I or Frances overhear anything else, you'll be the first to know. In our inaugural installment, a man is walking down his front path toward a car, and a woman holding a toddler in her arms comes out onto the porch behind him.

Woman: Daddy's got to find a book about bats.

There you go; savor it while watching this red hot tipped item, sent in by reader Andrew H.