A Difficult Return

OK - I don't know what the hell Blogger is thinking with this "new and improved" version with Google getting involved. I could not for the life of me sign in here, until I signed in on a different blog (on this same site) and THEN came back here and signed in to SSP. I fail to see the logic in this, but what the hell - I'm an artist, not an engineer.

Been a long time, I know. Since November, actually.

A brief re-cap:

October to December - Back trouble that wouldn't go away. Like Vicodin-level back pain. Thank you Doctor for the generous re-fill. It was needed. Much better now. Pain-free and drug-free also.

Then came the holidays and I didn't even think of posting. After that, a nice cold/sinus infection that laid me out for a couple of weeks. Finally over that, too.

Throughout this time period, I considered the fate of SSP. Should I just abandon it ? Or should I launch a second blog that will feature my poetry only, and maintain SSP for other writers and things that I want people to notice. In the end, this seemed like too much work. I will stay with SSP in it's current format. Sometimes I will share a poem, sometimes I will share a link to something cool/weird/idiotic, etc.. Other times I will let loose with a commentary that will leave the real world entirely unaffected but will make me feel better anyway.

And so you have it. Nearly three months off and nothing has changed. Such is life, sometimes.

Two really nice things have happened to me personally, though.

ONE - The baseball team that I have followed and cheered for and fretted over and worried about and prayed for all these years - from childhood to today - finally went all the way into October and WON IT ALL ! And they did it by working through the injuries. They did it despite everyone saying they couldn't. They did it as underdogs. They beat probably the best team in baseball in 2006 (The Detroit Tigers) and it only took them FIVE GAMES. I love my St. Louis Cardinals and I love the example they set by never giving up and by pulling together as a team. The Cardinals ROCK.

TWO - I have discovered one of the best poets I have ever read - an American voice, authentic and real. She is from Kentucky and the images she creates are stunning. I will devote an entire entry just to her, complete with a link to her site. She is remarkable - trust me.

Time to go now. See you sooner than three months from now - I promise.