For the more astute readers of the is blog (and that's all of you - thumbs up!), you may have noticed that blog entries of late have been a little... sparse. 

Among various reasons for the slowdown is this: I've taken up journaling again in yet ANOTHER attempt to answer the "who-am-I-why-am-I-here-and-what-do-I-want-to-accomplish-in-life" questions of the Universe. I'm left lying on the floor limp and wrung out after these writing sessions and feeling as if there are finite number of words available and, since I've used my quota, there is none left for the blog.

Part of what's come of the journaling sessions...