I'm just glad to know I'm not the only one who has dry spells. Or busy spells that appear to be dry spells.

I've been having a busy/dry/lazy spell myself. Just glad you're still around and kicking.

Hey - whatever happened to your Bike Hack? Did you finish it?

Foo, you hit the nail on the head with the "busy spell" observation. Although I think they're related. If I get too busy, I can't focus on specific topics long enough to -- oh, look! -- a baby squirrel!

Ahem. Where was I?

Beth, thanks soooo much for bringing up yet another thing that I've not been able to get to. ;-)

Hey, I'm here for you, Eric. You know that.

Need a papercut? I've got some lemon juice handy.

Suffering from ennui? Maybe we, your devoted readers, can help. How about a small writing game from us? I offer three words, which you can use any way you choose, even with other words.

Blacktop, thundercloud, remote control.

My bad. Of course you get to use other words! I meant other words suggested by your readers :)

I am in favour of some more Fire ant gazette readings :)! Maybe in them you could mention squirrels, New Zealand and a pirate named crazybeard. How's that for random?

Rachel, I'll try to work something in, but don't hold your breath for anything soon. Those recordings are more time-consuming than written posts, and I'm already having trouble making time for them!