Argh. I Be Back

I'm back. I promise.

And as an added inducement I have all sorts of news including:

• PARIS. I got there, I made it, and I loved it.
  
• The wilderness years are over!
  
• I have a sneaking suspicion that I am slowly turning into Martha Stewart.. minus the jail time for insider trading though.

And for a small joke to end your Friday, most apt for our current times, and where I work:

Definition of an optimist :

An investment banker who irons five shirts on a Sunday evening.