Yes, I'm back.

Where have I been? Well...I've been where I still am, exiled from my home of nearly a quarter century due to the ambitions of the emotionally unstable (and remaining here due to the actions of incompetant labourers) in an apartment within walking distance of the *original* Original Tommy's hamburger stand.

Needless to say, I've grown somewhat fond of the apartment...especially now that it has internet access.

When I return to the house (an event I await with *extremely* mixed emotions), I will be in need of a new mattress. I am accepting offers.

Until being online became a reality in this space, I had returned to something I'd unintentionally left behind and not bothered with something I did regularly. The former is reading. I've made some headway in "Stranger in a Strange Land," a cult favourite among nearly every motherfucking person on the planet, apparently. Don't get me wrong, I'm not surprised by that. I am slightly surprised at how many people have incorporated some of the book's language, however (and I'm not talking about 'grok', either). In any event, it's interesting...even though I've got the feeling that this will turn out like many other endeavours. I figure I'll absorb the material and never really understand what all the commotion was about.

I'll let you know.