Thanks to you (some of you, you know who you are), I was able to get Qwest to reinstate my phone service in the past hour, and thus not only make calls, but also get back online. Whew! What a weird, lonely feeling to be so cut out and out of touch. So I'm glad that's over -- at least for a while, until the electric company shuts me down. Hell, it's like fightin off the damn Revenooers in the back woods of Appalachia! Can't a man run a little still to make his own personal moonshine? And well, since I quit drinking 20+ years ago, blogging has become my own personal moonshine. 'Ceptin of course if y'all would like ta take a hit. Here, let me pass the jug around. Since I already done passed the plate.

Anyway, and despite all that, I can't thank you enough. Making this short so I can send it before I have to run out of here and pick up my meds and see my analyst. And before that, I need to brew another cup of coffee. Details, details, no wonder my life is so... well, let's just call it "complicated."