Yes, my mother is gone and I will write about that soon. I promise. Yes, I’m still writing, a bit, and I will also discuss that soon. However, today I’m about to leave for work, where our big push to the end of the year has begun. Despite this being the month of Halloween, we are looking at Christmas and have already received much of our stock of trees and toys and such for the upcoming holiday season. Therefore, to reconcile the adversity of these two conflicting holidays, I present the following:

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I will be returning soon with real content. Just a little longer, my faithful reader(s).