two weeks of no blogs from me. and those of you who aren't reading this are wondering
why. puerto rico. that's why. two weeks on "la isla del encanto" which, my extremely
limited understanding of the spanish language leads me to believe means the island
of enchantment. of course, only 4 of my 16 days were spent on puerto rico proper, 1 day at
the beginning was spent in travel (most of it in airports, but a short stint of wandering the
streets of nyc was a good diversion) and a day at the end as well. then two days on pr,
10 days on isla de mona - an uninhabited desert island 50mi off the west coast of puerto
rico, then two days on pr at the end.

and now, i'm relaxing cable-modem style at the folks house in snowy indiana. it's fucking
cold. i LOVE it. i'm sure when spring rolls back around in the hills of south dakota, i'll be
ready for it too, but for right now, after two years of balmy mississippi, the cold is a welcome
diversion.

so... the blogs will resume on a more regular basis from here out. lots of stuff to talk about.

and a question. does ANYONE read this? if you're reading this right now, and aren't
me, please email me !