So, just a quick and long-overdue note to let you know what is going on with me and why I haven’t posted in such a long time. Basically, I’m neck-deep in a big project with a rather urgent deadline and I just haven’t had time to focus on the blog. I will get back to it as soon as I can, but I’m not quite sure yet when that will be. My apologies! And I’ll try to keep you all updated in a somewhat more timely fashion as this thing progresses.
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Where the hell is David?
They seek him here,
They seek him there,
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere
Is he in heaven?
Is he in hell?
That damned elusive Dave Futrelle!
(With apologies to Baroness Orczy)
Although if I had to guess, I’d say trapped under a cat.
And why can’t i see the picture of the kittens?
@Sylvia:
Where the hell is David?
He stated outright in the post:
Basically, I’m neck-deep in a big project with a rather urgent deadline and I just haven’t had time to focus on the blog.
@Makroth:
And why can’t i see the picture of the kittens?
They’re coming through just fine for me (in Safari on IPad); I don’t presume to know what’s going on at your end.
He also said:
Nothing of the sort appears to be happening, however.Also, if the deadline was “urgent” on July 28 it should surely have passed by now.
@ sylvia
You’re a good writer. If you want to keep the ball rolling whilst David is tied up, why not stick up a post that we can discuss?
There’s all sorts of things happening in the world right now to chat about.
David appears to have become very active on Mastodon and Bluesky in the past week, so he might be working on a new post for this blog soon.
@Alan Robertshaw:
They seek him here,
They seek him there,
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere
Is he in heaven?
Is he in hell?
That damned elusive Dave Futrelle!
The priceless gift (in English) of a name that rhymes and scans without syllabic tweaking!
@FMO
I know! It was so perfect. I did try to squeeze ‘mammotheers’ in there though but couldn’t.
Funnily enough the post did get stuck in moderation, so clearly the Committee of Public Safety acting behind the scenes.
What? Me, write a top-level article? I don’t know about that, and besides, I don’t have the needed permissions :3
@GSS ex-noob:
Thought of you when I saw this recent Spinal Tap performance of “Stonehenge” with Sir Elton John. One significant detail (in addition to the age of the participants) marks this, with an odd poignancy, as the end of an era—note what doesn’t happen.
@GSS ex-noob:
Or, more precisely, what finally, finally, FINALLY happens smoothly as planned.
@ FMO
So many bands did the baby Stonehenge thing after that.
The irony is that was an homage to Black Sabbath. However Sabbath had ordered, and received, a life-size Stonehenge without realising how big it actually was. So it didn’t fit on stage.
They had to re-order a 2/3rds scale one.