Zero excuses, no promises, a million reasons, and one big apology

It has been six months (!) since I last wrote, and I am so sorry not to have kept this site up to date.

In November, this blog suffered from a "perfect storm" of unrelated circumstances that made it unwise, impractical, and beyond my capability to post. Thank G-d, most of these circumstances are happy ones.

I'm relieved to say that the need to stay silent no longer applies.

With your permission, I hope to resume regular posting immediately.

I apologize for any e-mail messages and comments that have not yet been answered. If you are waiting for a reply to a comment from an old message or post, please let me know that it is still active.

Thank you for your enduring patience, your readership, and understanding.