So here I am...

[ozron]

Okay, so I picked the worst week to come back. It's Spring Break and we've seen between 7,000 and 10,000 people through the gates every day! I've gotten home wiped all week. Then, of course, my parents breeze into town. Computer time suffers.

Still poking through the forums to see what to catch up on and what not to bother with.

Since you last heard from me:

Moved to hip new address - Stumptown; smack between the Pearl and Nob Hill (that ought to confuse non-Portlanders!)

Did some great theatre: "My Fair Lady", "Man of La Mancha", "Ragtime", "Ghosts of Celilo", and a hilarious ongoing dinner show, "Who Stole My Dead Husband?"

Saw my daughter move out of her mom's and into her own tiny little place, have some employment challenges, and generally begin the transition into adulthood. She turned 20 on Sunday.

Finally re-entered the dating world, with mixed results. Had a four-month relationship with a woman who turned out to be a recovering meth addict with poorly managed bipolar disorder. Back into the shell.

Saw (well, didn't actually see) my 42-year-old ex-wife marry a 21-year-old from Australia who she met online when he was 13 (and we were still married).

I'm having a minor surgical procedure a week from Monday. I'll be home recovering for two weeks. I'm sure I'll do a lot of catching up then.

see you at the zoo

ron