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| No, no - I've just been pining. Now put me down! |
The leading contenders were 1) Sniper, 2) Syphilis, 3) Beaten to death by debt collectors from Clan MacGregor, 4) asphyxiated at an all-you-can Chinese buffet or, 5) thrill-seeking with an amazingly cheap parachute from Temu that turned out to be a spray-painted school backpack.
But no, I'm not dead and have no interesting excuse why I haven't posted. Which I'll prove immediately following this timely holiday cartoon...
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| It's too early to know if this is funny or terrifying |
First, know that I want to be in touch with you more often and I'm trying to figure out how to do it (your ideas are welcome)! The problem is this: as many of you know, the loss of my wife Kathy was (and is) very hard on me both emotionally and mentally. There is something called "widow's fog" which essentially steals about 30% of your IQ. In my case, that's combined with a very low threshold for anything stress-inducing (seriously, my body starts jerking like I'm getting electric shocks).
So I can't invest myself in watching the (ahem) "news" to any extent because I don't react to lying, evil, and idiocy as calmly and stylishly as I used to. And as a bonus, the "news" has gone way past insane. How can any of this madness be made into parody?
So clearly I need a different (funny!) focus for this blog, but I'm not sure what it is. Personal memories (only entertaining ones, honest)? Stupid Amazon ads ripe for mocking? Movie or product reviews? Dirty limericks? Excerpts from my diary? Someone throw me a life-preserver here!
But for now, please know that neither Stilton's Place nor I is gone. Just regrouping at a frustratingly slow pace. And I'll try to be better about not disappearing for such long times.
But enough of all that. Enjoy your Labor Day while you can and I'll see you here soon! -Stilt
FROM THE VAULT
And what the heck - here's one from Johnny!
