Like Doug McArthur, But Not:

I'm not going to blather on about the splendor of my vacation or the profundity of the introspection it afforded ... because the facts are that regardless of it's splendor I'm now subject to the same crummy weather I left last week and I spent absolutely no time in introspection. Indeed, the truth is that I'd really rather still be there than here, but that's why last week was a holiday and my returning to Philadelphia is not. (For those voyeurs who may be curious about the trip, I'll be posting a short photoblog soon.)

So let's just say I'm back, I had a remarkable and relaxing time which most would envy, and I'm eager to begin catching up on all that's new in the blogosphere.

Thanks to Jeff for posting while I was away! Jeff, you did a great job, and allowed me to use the holiday as an opportunity to appropriately distance myself from my new obsession hobby. Some great links and observations ... although I think one can see that as the week wore on, the posts began to increasingly reflect your ... uhh ... unique worldview. And all without a single "indeed" or "heh." Again, thanks.

And now, on with the show ...