Well, I did go back and read that part again, at the beginning of SYWTBAW, and the bit at the end. It certainly seems like a pre-cog event to me. But I'm kind of curious as to how (was it Tom or Carl?) knew about it...*ponders* Well. Her speciality didn't include much in the way of actual research either, beyond what she had to do to learn how to do wizardry, so that seems to me like it's changed.

But it seems to me that while Kit and Dairine's specialties would overlap somewhat, as they both deal with inanimate objects, DVD's and TV's would be more on the eletronic, it's got the whole life a-little-more-like-we-know-it thing, with the electronic currents and the writings of Asimov and all (sorry, that last bit there was probably a conversation that occured outside of the forum, but I'm guessing some of you may figure it out).

But your abilities changing to include things that you couldn't do before doesn't mean that you lose the ability to do what you could before. Or so I would think.

well for one thing, ponch isn't completly gone, he can embody any dog at will. and i think that kit may actually end up as a senior, now that i think about it. I mean, the book says seniors are people who refuse to specialize to much. possibly nita too. nita and carl certainly think them likely cannidets.