I bet that I am the last person to realize the format change for blogger. Well, as I mentioned years ago, all hail our google overlords. At any rate at least they haven't deleted my blog, to their credit. Although I suppose they never actually delete anyone's. Regardless and such and another forty dozen phrases people use to mean something they should just say or omit instead of saying unclearly. Let's not beat a dead horse. I've been gone for quite a while. At least the good news is that I am more apt to be back than ever before. We'll see how well that goes, but here's hoping I suppose. As I was saying, or at least as I am intending on saying, I had tried too hard to tackle big issues or to wrap things up in neat little packages. I realized this evening that this isn't my style. It isn't what is effective for me. Writing is a tool that helps me relax and it should not be restrained by what others may think, by rule...