DRAFTS roundup

I have gone back through my files and found half-finished posts and things that I decided not to update for whatever reason. Of those, I selected a few that made the cut, as far as not being as horrible as the others. This was somehow less work than actually making an update. I will have one more major draft dust-off tomorrow, when I will try to explain the enigma that is my dad. I've been keeping this one in storage for a while.