Hiatus Ends

No, I didn't say Hayata -- that's the dude who turns into a 10-story high, rubber-suited monster fighter whenever Japan is attacked by a RORUS (rodent of really unusual size) or an mega-dillo or something. I said "hiatus" which is defined as follows:

hi - a - tus 

 /ha - e - təs/ [hahy-ey-tuhs]
–noun, plural -tus_es, -tus.

1. A break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.

2. A missing part; gap or lacuna: "Scholars attempted to account for the hiatus in the medieval manuscript."

3. Grammar: Prosody. the coming together, with or without break or slight pause, and without contraction, of two vowels in successive words or syllables, as in see easily.

4. A period of BOD (blog output deficit), often caused by unreasonable employer demands (travel, overtime, or expecting you to actually do the job you get paid for) or general ennui (usually demonstrated by such behavioral symptoms as overindulgence in chocolate and/or spaghetti westerns, planning outdoor activities based on incompetent TV weather forecasters, and writing letters to Congress demanding $750 billion dollars and a new flat screen TV.)

[Side note: You know, looking stuff up online is pretty cool. Not only did I learn what a "Beta Capsule" is, but also realized that I had no idea what "lacuna", "prosody", and "ennui" mean. I will definitely have to look them up too, as soon as "For a Few Dollars More" is over.]

Anyway, the point is that I apologize for my long absence from blogosphere, and I fully intend to attempt more regular entries. (Whaddaya mean you've heard that all before? Are you insinuating something? Wanna step outside and settle this like a couple of giant Japanese building-smashing robots? Cuz that would be SO cool...)

Here's the forecast: Since I have additional business trips coming up, and the near-certainty of overtime & weekend work in the near future, I intend to keep each entry short and to the point. (Yes, I know there is no evidence anywhere to support the theory that I am capable of brevity or conciseness, but it's an intention, not a promise, OK?) I also intend to shoot for a minimum of one blog a week, and if time permits more than that, well, then it's a bonus.

The next few may be somewhat dated, since I still have things I want to say about my recent trip to Huntsville, as well as having some unsatisfied urges to gripe about dangerous trends in government spending, North Korea's missile program, and the uncalled-for delay in switching over to digital television. It's all a Commie plot, I tells ya, and the only way to defeat it is by filling the Internets with bark-at-the-moon ranting from an overfed swim coach. It's a big responsibility for one man to take on, but I shall give it the old college try.

Wait, perhaps that's not a good phrase to use...after all, I didn't really try very hard in college, did I? I excelled at watching TV and providing my roommate a detailed listing of all his hygenic and intellectual shortcomings...but am not sure I'm at all justified in using the "old college try" expression. How 'bout if we just say that I'll rant when I can, try to provide a few insights into obscure topics that nobody cares about, and throw in the occasional 1960s entertainment clip...OK?

Well, unless there's chocolate that needs to be eaten, that is. There are priorities in life, you know.

Have a great day!