The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.

I have returned from an extended trip to the bucolic republic that is Texas. Sadly, I was cast headlong into the jutting concrete complex called downtown Dallas. I visited family on the outskirts of the metroplex and then caught a plane home. On my return I gathered and counted the 6 TSA baggage check advisories I had collected in my luggage. My gift of chocolate Texas turtles for the wife survived these numerous federal interventions unscathed.

Hopefully the downpour of forthcoming posts won't be as violent as the storm about to hit my house. Thanks for reading.