Just a quick note to explain why — after two and a half years of almost daily blogging — I have gone one week without a post. It’s pretty atypical for me and many readers have wanted to know why.

If you read me you know that I had a great first half and decided to take the summer off and cleared the decks accordingly. Never done this before but needed to for many personal reasons. As it turned out, the serendipity of me doing so was I could act as the primary caregiver for my 94 year old father-in-law (who moved into our home for a short while) and my 81 year old dad to get him through a medical procedure. I’m pleased I could serve them and be in the unique position to have time available *and* that they’re both doing phenomenally well.

This year’s end of summer rush toward finishing projects, our 8th Annual Dad & Son adventure with my boy, getting ready for school, buying new audio gear for use in our business objectives (and a return to podcasting!) as well as finalizing all the stuff for my dad and father-in-law has really pulled me away like never before.

I love blogging too much and get far more value out of it than the effort I put into it so it’s unlikely I’ll go this long again. Thanks for reading and for the queries as to "What’s up. You OK?"