Wow.  It's been awhile.  Haven't even gotten around to welcoming the new Pope, Francesco Primo.  Well, it's been a little busy around here.  I've been knocked flat a couple of times by the aftermath of dental surgeries (me, who can fall asleep during a root canal -- this was brutal stuff).  All the while trying to work on a play with the small-fry, and preparing for the wedding in So-Cal, now just about ten days away.

And, to no great surprise, I'm not hanging around today to write anything profound or even playful -- too much to do.  Just stopping by to say this, as I munch on a carrot pulled out of the red Georgia clay:

If I have to lie, steal, cheat, or kill -- as God is my witness, I'll never let my blog go hungry again!

And then there's this:

Heh.