It's good to be back. Thanks for sticking with me.

What was supposed to be a short pause due to personal and professional pressures (don't worry - nothing bad) turned into a much-longer break, as those pressures didn't let up for a long while. (They're a little better now.)

I've heard a few things happened while I was away. I'll try to gradually catch up on some of them (and I've promised response posts to a couple of bloggers already on very old topics), but not all at once. If I try to catch up on everything at once, it won't happen and I'll just give up and stop blogging again. And, as I found out, not blogging can be as addictive as blogging. But much less fun.

Sorry for the absence and I'll try to make it up to all of you.