John Derbyshire is off sick (he wasn't able to do Radio Derb on Friday) and he reports that he is being released from hospital, minus a gall bladder, even as I write. He will be posting his Monthly Diary when he's feeling a little better, especially since he had most of it done before he got sick.

This kind of thing is annoying when you get old, but I can say, speaking from the perspetive of someone only eleven years younger than Derb, that it's less distressing because it's not the first time something like this has happened.

You can send email saying "Get well soon" to Derb here.

There's no address to send flowers and fruit, so if you want to show your appreciation, you can make an earmarked, tax-deductible contribution to Derb here. This is not necessary, he's not in dire straits, but if you want to, there it is.