Where Have I Been?!?!

Hanh mitakuyapi. I've been gone from this site since July. Have been striving to stay alive - literally. Between lousy income due to high fuel prices resulting in lots less hiring of my skills, and allergies that strike me out of the blue & flatten me, and trying to make a new means of income happen, I haven't had time to be here.
With luck, this will soon change for the better. I will try harder to update this oftener.. Thanks for your patience. It is much appreciated, more than words can show. Mitakuye oiasin.