"You step away from the mike for - what was it, a few months? - and this is what you offer up upon your triumphal return?"
Why does it matter how long I've been away? Actually, I'll be going away again--my grandfather just died, and I'm returning home for his funeral. I'll probably just mostly lurk again afterwards. I no longer have the energy for sustained engagement here, though I'll continue to chime in once in a great while so long as Doug's willing to have me.
-- Luke