Back From A Brief Hiatus

This is a bit of a self-indulgent post, but I though I should explain why it's been some time since I've posted here. A few reasons for the hiatus:

• Busy, busy: lots of things going on in the personal life...all good, but currently very time-consuming. That's what being the parent of seven children will get ya!

• Writer's block: had a hard time coming up with things to write about. Not for lack of events in the industry, just struggling about writing things up.

• Blogging fade: personally, blogging lately has felt like working with a stone tablet, hammer and chisel. There are lots of different and less labor-intensive ways to get your thoughts out and get a discussion going.

I've pretty well worked through the first two items, but the third still weighs on my mind a bit. Still working through my thoughts on it...