Truth be told, I was never really away.  Due to circumstances mostly out of my control, my internet presence became unreliable.  In my opinion, it became easier to just assume I couldn't post than to post during the random occasions when I could.  The internet was both more and less reliable than I'd planned, but neither was enough to change my plans for what I could do. 

But that's over.  I'm back and everything is working normally, or as normally as such things work in my world. 

While I was gone, work continued.  I'd like to think that I did more work in the last two months than I did for the previous twelve, but it's hard to tell.  Like writing, you can write a hundred pages and then save only two.  I played less games than I usually did and actually did things I'd been planning to do for years.  That's pretty good for me.

Anyway, I look forward to posting more.

- Jim