Holy crap, there are cobwebs growing on this blog. Oops. I never made it to Africa. There was a military coup two days before I was slated to leave. I should have gone, I suppose, but there were other omens as well that caused me to reconsider. I'll not get into those. Suffice it to say, I am well, and there are other moments on the horizon. I am in the midst of a difficult semester, and I have just purchased a home with a basement that is steadily becoming the Drum Dungeon. My time has been filled with concerns that do not make for good blogging time. But there is still much to say. I am still here, and I will soon be back in action. Stay tuned.