After three days working on the Moberly double homicide, I’ll admit that I’m tired. It’s very much a downer, with a lot of people in bad places in their lives, but it’s also complicated and much of it remains unknown. I have other stories I want to work on: I-70’s high death rates near Columbia, the cost and availability of diabetes supplies in Columbia (both good centerpiece fodder), and a historic home being sold for development. Plus, I’ve got outside commitments and would like to draw down my reporting time just a smidge to dedicate more effort to those. Hopefully I get the chance to take a breather—this one is really a sad one, and it’s getting to me.