In the interim, I'm about a third of the way through putting together the various packets. If I end up revising the letter further, I can cut and paste it in; right now, I'm just getting all the little logistical details in place. This job wants just a c.v. and letter (those are the easiest); this one wants those plus letters of rec (which I need to request); that one wants a teaching philosophy too, and another one wants a writing sample that 's no more than 20 pages long, or 10, or 35. I wish they were all consistent. :-(
Ah well. An afternoon of grunt work won't kill me. But I think the idea of writing today was a pipe dream...