Well it’s been over a month since I have last given myself a moment to write here and even now I am only stealing a few minutes while I wait with the kids in the car in the Trader Joe’s parking lot while Julie replenishes our bread and pasta supplies after Pesach. Much has happened and while I won’t detail everything, I will just say a few things:
1) work has been very busy and I have been pushing 12 to 14 hour days consistently as well as putting in hours on the weekends. We have hired a friend to do part-time admin and that is helping, but ultimately we need to staff up with a few web professionals so that julie and I aren’t hacking html or editing graphics ever again.
2) Friday I passed another kidney stone. I spent the better part of the day in the ER and finally passed the 2mm stone from my kidney around 3 pm into my bladder and then from by my bladder on saturday at 5pm.
3) about a week ago I put up my first 40 gallons of mead at the winery and look to put up another 40 gallons in the next few weeks.
4) on Saturday I spent the weekend getting certified as a cub scout leader to take kids out on campouts and I have had a deepening of my commitment to the scouting program, despite all of its warts.
Today we all went to a Giants game and soon this evening I will be attending the symphony with julia to listen to Carmina Burana.
News at 11.

Hello everyone. Remember me? I’m the guy who used to talk to you every now and again, and it appears for the last few months that I’ve just all but dropped off the face of the planet. Well, that’s not true, though it’s been a busy time for me. Some of the things to top my list:

Remember this meme I posted over a month ago?

forgive the empty posts, but I’m testing my software. Ever since my update to 3.34, MT has been a little persnickety.

I’ve had quite the month, full of travel, sickness, health, highs, lows and existential crisis. So many times I thought of you all, and wanted to tell you all about my processes, but as usual, the blog deferred is the blog lost. And the effect is a cumulative paralysis of non-posting, for lack of proper time and attention to give the 30 items I haven’t posted before THIS new item comes to fore.
So I’m breaking the seal, so to speak, and just putting it out there. Today, I don’t have a lot to say, but I wanted to say it nonetheless, just so that I can start talking to all of you again.
Small items:
I’ve been playing with http://www.talkr.com/app/cast_pods.app?feed_id=28482
I’ve traveled way too much lately, and I’m happy to be home for a while. I’m sorry if I’ve been out of touch or slow to reply. Obviously I haven’t been available to blog. That will all change now.
For those who replied to my meme, your posts ARE coming. I promise.
Well, that’s it for today. My taxes are in (I had to pay state URGH), and my obligations are under control. I will be posting more.

…and the results of which you can view on the links page!

…Starship Troopers II is even worse than the first one.

Scottish Distillery Revives 184-Proof Whisky

Why didn’t anyone tell me until now that my comments were broken?! LOL. Okay, now you can send me your love in the form of tiny little quips and comments. Sorry about that, even web wizards experience technical difficulties.