Sometimes it's the most minor thing . . . that can stymie your progress. For me, this week, it's been this silly slice on the index finger of my right hand. I have no idea how it even happened . . . paper cut? a nick from a knife in the kitchen? a gardening something-or-other? No. Idea. And it's minor enough that I didn't even notice it. Until I picked up my knitting. Apparently, that little cut landed on what appears to be a highly critical anatomical point in my knitting. [...]