Why yes, I did fall off the face of the earth

But now I'm back, briefly. It's been a complicated week: Vancouver teachers were on strike for three days, so my boy has been home with me. I've been working hard on a super secret project (which may not be super secret in fact, but I'm trying to err on the side of caution these days), and it's been rough going due to aforementioned boy and the nature of the project. And my own nature, let's be frank. If you ever need a visual image for "slow and steady", my picture is probably as good as...