I was missing from this blog for about a year.  The reasons are many and diverse, but mostly the business of life took precedence over quiet reflection.  My creativity had to find other outlets, some of which also had their profitable side and let's face it, money wins out over art any day.  Especially when your art is poetry - poetry is hardly a money-maker.

Meanwhile, I have started up some other blogs.  Many of the stories that here I would have categorized as "Nedful Things" are over at my new blog Why Keep Dogs and Bark Myself?.  If you liked the family stories about the kids and my mother with her quirky sayings, this may be one you want to check out.

I hope to get back to writing poetry on a regular basis, maybe even some short stories.  I know that it's good for me to exercise my writing in these areas.  So, if you haven't taken me off your list yet, check in from time to time and maybe I will surprise you by having actually updated.