I'm Back!

Not that anyone will notice. But after an absence of four years, I've decided to start blogging again. Much has changed in my life. I'm no longer a department chair. I thought I was going to die, but I didn't. I divorced my wife. I found a new love, wonderful that second time around. Many things have changed in the Middle East. Many things have not. The Iranians are still working on their bomb, and still dissing Obama. The Israelis and the Palestinians.... Enough said. But we did see "The Arab Spring" sweep through Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. Too bad that isn't working out as well as so many hoped. I'll have more to say on that topic. For me, I'm even more pessimistic about the course of events than I was four years ago. I still think we are headed for the abyss. For the few who read this, and the very few who kept checking for four years, good to see you again.