Hello, Readers, my old friends ...

Let's get this out of the way first: yes, I know it's been forever since I last posted. Like, four months (give or take). Yes, I know that a human child could reach roughly half-way from conception to birth in that time, and yes, I know that equals 120 days. I know, I get it: I'm a jerk.

That being said, this is just a short update post so you'll know I'm not dead -- although, tbh, the three of you who read this blog already knew that, because I'm either married to or related to you.

Updates!

1. The book is coming along nicely. I've seen a proof of the cover, and I've got 3/5 of the chapters written and sent to the publisher. So far, so good!

2. School continues to chug along. I just returned from a field trip to San Antonio and Fredericksburg, and I've discovered that I really, really, REALLY like rouladen. If you don't know what that is, look it up, find somewhere that makes it, and increase the quality of your life.

3. The Long Suffering Wife and I are keeping far busier than should be allowed, but we've found a good deal of time to spend with our dear friends D. and L. and their two adorable kiddos. I got all weepy and emotional the other night when a 3-month-old baby fell asleep in my arms. Yes, I'm mostly female; yes, I'm okay with that.

No other huge news of note, it just seems that this semester has moved with a speed normally reserved for interstellar travel and the time it takes me to decide if I'd like to sample the latest Starbucks signature hot chocolate. (Note to readers: the salted caramel hot chocolate will destroy all other hot chocolates for you forever. You have been warned.)

Hope all three of you are doing well, and I promise it won't be 4 months before you hear from me again. Although, given how terribly this election is looking to end, the next time you hear from me may be a CB radio transmission from the smoking rubble that was the People's Republic of the Central Texas Town Where I Live. Stay strong, comrades!

-- The Curmudgeon