Back from Moo-jestic Madison

I'm still getting my feet back under me following four whirlwind days in Wisconsin at Bouchercon 2006, a Prairie Plot.

I especially enjoyed my time with fellow Midnight Ink authors Chuck Zito, Keith Raffel and Bill Cameron, and our elegant editor Barbara Moore.

Always a magnificent city, Madison is made even more appealing these days by a herd of highly artistic cows, sent to the state capital to celebrate Wisconsin's illustrious dairy industry. Voila. Or should I say "Moo-la."