…and I really mean it! The last few months have been an unbelievably hectic time, as the newspaper ramped up and took off, leaving my option of work-from-home virtually impossible. Instead of commuting the 100-mile roundtrip three times a week, I was driving it five days for work, plus most weekends as well. My only escape was when I could crash on an Alameda couch and save myself the late night/early morning turnaround. The point of moving my kids to Sonoma County in October was for a better standard of living — good schools, country living, safe streets, more time with grandparents and cousins. Unfortunately, the result was I was…

…sorry sorry sorry… My computer has crashed, I have been unable to access my blog or e-mail from home, or even pay my bills electronically. I apologize and will get back into the swing as soon as possible. Please be patient and check back periodically…I shall return!!!

…I am trying to make head or tail out of single-parenting, and it’s never easy – but always fun, especially if you considered the Spanish Inquisition fun. Ah, religion – what a vast territory that covers, and we, the single parent, are supposed to have all the answers. Some are easy. My youngest daughter recently asked me where Jesus stood in the line of human evolution – was he before or after Cro-Magnon Man? I begged the question for a moment, tried not to burst out laughing while I pondered the irony – some people, for example, don’t believe that there was a Cro-Magnon Man. Rather than delve into thorny…

see, but all I can say is — Advice to Aspiring Writers: Writer’s block — it happens. More soon.

…yep, that’s what I’m in. Mostly because I’ve been so swamped, with the newspaper changing dates of publication (from Friday to Thursday), with elections, with running around and commuting and general busy-ness, I just haven’t had the time to post. It feels bad to miss it, so thanks for your messages and e-mail, and I will endeavor to provide. Advice to Aspiring Writers: Life gets in the way of the writing sometimes. But that’s what it’s all about, baby. I’ve found myself writing a lot in my head these days, with no way to get it onto paper (or electronically), and that is both satisfying and frustrating. Any fantasy is…