One of the resolutions I made on my recent five-week sabbatical was that when other aspects of my life got hectic, I was going to take a few days off from blogging here and there, without guilt and without worry that I was losing readers.

It looks like this is the first of those times.

To paraphrase the old comedian's cliche -- "I'm here all week; try the veal" -- let's just say, "I'll be back in a few days; try the blogroll."