No fair: was unfair.

First things first: Wow, you're very kind and I'm glad you enjoy reading. Thanks! Seriously.

Next things next: Ever heard the advice about never going grocery shopping when you're hungry? Mega mea culpa. I think I broke the "never post after a difficult week while feeling shagged out and beat up" commandment. I guess I was really wondering--out loud and impolitely--"if a tree falls in the woods..." or something like that. So, sorry for that, and again, thanks for the kind words of support and shared ambition. [/Wingeing mode]

And that, funnily enough, brings me to another, sunnier, first:

Maybe it was harmonic convergence or synchronicity or something, but Sunday found me bound for Harrisburg, PA, home of our mutual friend and fellow blogger, Jon Strande of Business Evolutionist fame. Jon and his lovely wife, Lisa, graciously hosted and showed me the sights of Greater Harrisburg (lots of graffitoed cows, cool architecture, CHOCOLATE, great food and Three Mile Island!). In between all of us comparing thoughts on pets, kids, candy, world domination, and world peace, Jon and I had a great chance to share how each of us do our thing and why. Oddly enough, we kept finding ourselves at bookstores drinking coffee, or at coffee shops talking ideas, with even more ideas flying to fill in the transit time between. Needless to say, quite a pleasure, and yes, he's even cooler and smarter than he lets on. I'm sure we'll both be sharing more about stuff we're working on in the near future.

We now return you to our regular yards of text programming.