I'll allow a moment for my reader to rejoice, as I am nothing without my fan.
Despite popular conspiracy theories, my unplanned sabbatical was not due to presidential appointment, unplanned intergalactic travel, mental exhaustion from writing the first six posts, nor alien abduction (at least that's what they would have you believe). The real reason is much more mundane and practical. Mid-October, my wife received a job offer in Kansas City, Missouri and, three weeks later, more than a decade in Chicago is behind us and the future is bright and filled with...Missourians.
