Hi guys!

Not that I think many would have noticed (I have zero ego!), but a couple of you may have noted my absense over the last little while.

First, sorry for not contacting folks. I dropped out of a few conversations and responsibilities here in the last few months. I apologize, folks.

I did kinda have a reason, though.

Specifically, I've had a twin set of problems keeping me from posting here; health and security. I got hit with migrains (not just headaches... proper vomit-inducing, rock-back-and-forth-in-the-corner-crying migrains) about 2-3 months ago; they came about 2-4 times per week, costing me work. This was extremely bad for me.

Secondly, security-wise, my computer puked, my new, hopped-up speed-machine. I need a computer to do ANYthing from home for work, so I mothballed my good computer and took a laptop from work. I've been using that to browse the 'net (and check the old story-archive here) once in a while, but those laptops are HIGHLY regulated and monitored for activity... so much so that I suspect keylogging and worst.

Therefore, I didn't use it to talk to, blog, or forum-post (or read) ANYwhere remotely 'iffy' (as far as my relationship with work is concerned).

I felt very uncomfortable using it to visit the forum here, so I didn't. Sorry for my silence, guys. Like I say, I did use it for checking the archive, because that seems so 'benign' and I could cover those tracks somewhat... but I didn't want to give them a reason to 'dig'

Those fucking migrains made me kind of go into hibernation from everything, including family.

ANYWAY... I'm rockin' again; depression situation gone, migrains gone (new attitude re. sleep schedule and diet made them go away), and my computer is FIXED! Most stunning is that I somehow fixed it myself, albeit with lots of help with one friend who got me a new power supply cheap, as well as a really good quality UPS/power-cleaner (a brownout fried my power supply and a connection on my motherboard).

So, y'all are stuck with me now, again . I'm glad to be back, and hope to irritate you all with my silly postings during my holidays (I managed somehow to get a couple weeks off now).

I'm so glad to know you all !!