It’s Labor Day Weekend, I’m James, you’re great, and this is Down the Pipes, a weekly weblog delivered to your inbox. If you’re new here, welcome…it gets a little personal at times (including this week) so posts are only available to subscribers, if you can’t afford a subscription or know me personally then sign up for the free tier and reply to my email for complimentary access. Those of you choosing to pay to access this content: thank you. August has been slow (as I warned it would be) but Dodai Stewart said it best: “August is the ‘Sunday’ of summer.” Enjoy the last of the summer filler content, DTP will be off later this week, but will return next Thursday.