This is mostly for ArmsMerchant, who has the most fickle email EVER (it usually kicks them back to me) and to the regulars of this forum that I've had the good fortune of interacting with for six long years on this site:

I apologize for my inactivity and sporadic posting habits as of late. The last six months have dished out a terminal family illness, a new job that has the internet-police-from-hell and lots of air travel visiting a long-lost friend that the Universe was kind enough to reunite me with.

It's going to be a long winter and I hope that things are nearing the settling-down point so that I can sink my teeth back into my old habits, which consists of lots of slack time and posting here on a regular basis. While I've been monitoring the forums I moderate daily, the time constraints have limited me to janitorial duties only, and not much participation in discussion. For that, I apologize profusely!

Thanks guys (and girls) for not calling me out sooner on this. :)