Update

Let me apologize, dear readers, for my recent disappearance. Over the holidays, I got hit with a wicked round of food poisoning. It was by far the worst I've ever experienced. I found myself unable to eat for 4 days and then only jello after that. I really like jello so that wasn't really so bad. I'm still recovering. No matter what I seem to eat, no matter how inocuous, my stomach makes me pay with some pretty excrutiating cramps. Also, during my violent g.i. upheavel, I threw out my back too, right where I broke it a while back. That's pretty unpleasant too. But enough complaining. I have lots to say and will back at it with a vengence in 2006 once my pain subsides to a reasonable level. Stay with me.