MILESTONES AND MILLSTONES

Apologies, dear reader, for the dearth of posting over the past few weeks. I would hasten to point out that it is Lent, a notoriously busy time of year for people in my line of work, but the real reason(s) I’ve not been posting much have more to do with non-computer viruses than the church year.

Egads. I’ve been struggling with a persistent low-grade upper-respiratory infection for over a month now. It’s a cruel beast, one which doesn’t quite make you sick enough to stay home from work, but frequently leaves you finding yourself stunned and dopey in the middle of the day. How bad is it? I can’t recall the last time I stayed up past 11 o’clock at night–and I customarily don’t make it to bed until 1 AM. The only consolation in the whole thing is knowing that everybody else I know has more or less the same thing, so we can all feel sorry for each other.

I’m also working on material for the Runs Good site, which should be launching any day now . . . no, really . . .

Runs Good will be more along the lines of an electronic ‘zine than a blog. That means that I’ve got to have enough material for the launch to make sure that the site’s worth reading. And I’m finding the process of writing and researching substantial articles is tremendously tedious, especially for somebody with a 4-month-old in the house. (Serena’s not that demanding, really; she’s just more entertaining than writing ever will be. And I love writing.)

Meantime, in less than two weeks, TBP will celebrate its second anniversary. I am uncertain how I’ll mark the occasion. Perhaps I’ll open a brand-new bottle of NyQuil I’ve been saving for a special event.

As always, thanks for reading, and, in keeping with TBP’s tradition of providing lowbrow links when the posts have been scarcer than Enron apologists, here’s a link to a handy book about portable chemical toilets.