Hello to my long lost blog. My hiatus has been a real disservice to my vast and loyal readership. I owe you an apology. For all the times you've sat in front of your screen refreshing in the vain hope that a post would reveal itself, I am sorry. It's been thirteen years. That's a lot of refreshes. I was a young man thirteen years ago. I like to think I am still a young man, but young with a hint of middle age. Like a ripe cheese. Mature, but not past due. Since my last post I've moved to California, back to Washington, and back to California again. I've gotten married, and have a sweet 7 year old niece. I don't have any kids of my own, or a dog. Also, no cat. I've become a much better cook. My closest friends are all the same people. Is this helping? I think maybe I'll start blogging. It's sufficiently out of style now, I feel fairly certain that no one will ever read this (if I'm wrong, leave a comment). Why don't we