I'm back. Sorry for running off like that.

A lot has happened since I scurried off and abandoned this journal: work went completely into chaos, for one. We lost two beloved pets, and acquired another. I went through bouts of writing interspersed with no time at all to write, because of the awful overload of work. Yes, I do realize I'm lucky to have work, however odious it might be, so don't wag your finger at me. I put this URL on lockdown back in the spring because I was interviewing job applicants for an open position on my team and realized they were all reading my blog. It was unsettling to have people I didn't know and who were trying to impress me ask me about family members and health issues as if they were my long-lost cousins. Bleah. Anyway I don't know what I was expecting, since I'd made this an extremely findable blog. That's changed now. I cut off the padlock, but have locked down the searchability factor and altered my profile. Now people can read if they choose to do so, but the posts won't be traceable directly back to me. So, it's Sunday after Christmas. We washed up back home last night and are putting things back to right. I'll get back into the posting habit, if there's anyone left to read what I write. And if there is not, I'll post anyway. This blog was always more therapy for me than reading material for anyone else. Happy almost new year.