Please forgive me…
It is with great embarrassment that I return, empty-handed, no essay, no prospect for the essay, no worthwhile post, just shuffling in shame.
I really did mean to write that essay. And I will. Mike and I have been really busy with MZSFR and I’ve had little time to think about much else. Also, I often blog from work and works been pretty busy lately too. Non of that excuses my failure to keep my commitment to my faithful four.
I hope you don’t abandon me ’cause I doubt I would keep this up without the occasional comment. (The whole vanity thing I guess. Blogging is at the same time humbling and prideful) The pride part is obvious, but I believe it can be humbling because you are putting yourself out in an open arena with no safeguards. Anyone can come along and call you out for the idiot you are. Still, as one attempting to be a writer, it is a good way to get used to having your work in front of strangers…but I digress.
Please accept my apologies. I will move on now and post on other things. I really do plan to come back to that essay, and when I do, it’ll be here first.
p.s. I just used Bloggers spell checker and…he-he-he..the words “blog,” and “blogging,” are not recognized. 
I will never abandon this blog, Raphael. Thanks! (I also blog from work – I have dial-up and home and it’s unsatisfying to work on it from there).
My oldest son is greatly enjoying your journal, after he’s done, I’ll browse it. Continued good luck with it! It looks great!
Here I am waving frantically so as to second Mimi’s words. I just get to worrying that something is wrong, like you’re sick or someone in the family is sick. But that makes me pray, so that is a good thing.
I’ll wait. And I promise to not tap my foot while having my arms folded across my chest!
He he on the spell check.
A third voice, crying that he won’t abandon you. Like Philippa, I worry something may’ve happened. It’s strange, yet a blessing, that one forms those invisible bonds through the blogging world.
Take your time; enjoy yourself; and I’ll read it when you’re good and ready.
And I thought I jinxed you by asking if I could link
I’m patient, I’ll just keep checkin’ back.
Deb
Hope you’re well!
We miss you [and your paper!
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