Okay Already!

Yes, I'm generally lazy. Yes, I'm a bum. Yes I was off for five months, traveled to a bunch of fun places, and posted very little. Yes I am back at work in Chuuk with a backlog of brain droppings (thank you, George Carlin, you are missed) that need to get on the page. No I am no longer in any of the places that I am going to try to start posting about, this is all half baked stuff that never made it onto the screen before. And, most importantly, yes I am deeply grateful and gratified for the gentle and not so gentle prodding I have received from may of you who have nothing better to do on the internet. Thank you for your kind and encouraging words. So, let's see what's been languishing in the to be posted pile for months at a time. And a side note from a guy who has an unexpected on shore time and internet windfall in the middle of the week: eating at a buffet in Chuuk? Generally a bad idea.