Have no fear, friends, I'm still alive and kicking.
Short story is....the day I was supposed to leave to head out to CA for a week, issues that I am not really at liberty to discuss caused my employment with the firm to end. Abruptly.
With my wife half way done being pregnant, this lead to a wee bit of anxiety, a decent bit of drinking, a fair amount of smoking, and not nearly enough Halo playing with Gary. Without a job, I have not had the need to spend countless hours in front of a computer, and hence my absence from CP.
Good news is, I signed a package today that will have me gainfully employed again starting a week from tomorrow. I'm glad to hear I was missed (at least by one of you), and I will try to spend more time filling your days with light-hearted humor in the days to come.
The new employer works in some pretty sensitive areas, and has a very strict internet policy, so I might not be on as much even when back in front of a computer full time.
In the meantime, keep your eyes out for the world famous "Smokelaw1 put a tad too much on his 'not-enough-discretion discretionary' credit card while between jobs and would rather sell cigars than explain to his hormonally challenged wife why he needed another couple custom flashlights" sales in the near future.
SL1
PS--Erick, is there any TJ left?