Christ, it's been 4 months...
Hell, I'm not sure what to say.
The last few months have been like a blur. Today was the first time I checked my Email since November.
Everytime I thought about doing a post, It never got any further than that.
Mostly I've been focusing on family and spending all my spare time with the kids. The Wife's career is keeping her busy almost 24/7 so I'm trying to support her the best I can.
As for Economic bullshit....Fuck a duck.. pretty much everything we've saved and invested in for the last 15 years has been wiped out. I'm doing a lot of conserving and rearranging to minimize the damage best I can.
It gets a little depressing but then I stop and look around and realize what is really important.
I've changed quite a bit since this whole political/economic downturn started happening.
I'm reinventing myself once again to suit my personal morality and this fucked up environment. I'm not sure many people will understand so I'll hash it out in later posts. Let's just say My perpetual idealism has just been flushed down the toilet. I'm a realist now and must remain that way.
I apologize for disappearing for so long without a word, it was not my intention. I just shut down.
We'll see if I can build up some steam and get a fresh start.
posted by Bill Rowland @ March 16, 2009
38 Comments
38 Comments:
So glad you're back! I was thinking about you just the other day.
Yes the economy sucks but you know what? Our grandparents had it so much worse in the 30's. They just weren't quite as spoiled as we are now.
Looking forward to reading the insights you've gathered in your absence
HHHHHAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!
Welcome back, dude!
Welcome back!
::throws streamers::
WELCOME BACK!!!!
I kept you on the RSS feeder. I was supprised to see your post.
I am glad to have you back.
I've still been stalking and waiting for your return, I'm so glad you finally did. Welcome back hammer, you were missed.
ive been reading your blog for several years and been wathing for your return
hope all is well wildsailer
GAHHH! Lookie who showed up in my reader! Good to see you ... if only for a moment or two!
WELCOME BACK!!
I know what you mean about shifting from idealism to realism. We, too, worked hard, lived within our means, put money away...and got royally screwed! We're debt free and still struggling to just pay utilities, insurance, taxes, and food.
Welcome back! November, huh? I bet you had 5000 spams all offering to "increase your package!"
You can call it "realism," I'll say "cynical bastid". It all works out in the end.
It's good to have you back, Hammer!
~AM
Dearest Hammer, I am SO glad you're back, let's keep some dreams, will you?
I loved that fact that you showed up in my reader today. I thought you'd hung it up for good! Welcome back, Hammer.
Hammer glad you're back... been watching the RSS for you. Everyone's feeling "the change"... you're not alone!
Glad to see a post from you! I was wondering recently how you're doing... almost emailed you a couple of times, but it kept getting pushed to the back burner. Sorry about that, but it sounds like a case of "just as well" if you weren't reading email anyway. I started using Twitter after I quit blogging so people would at least know I'm still alive. (I'm there as "Rosa Amarilla".) I'm still reading and commenting on blogs, though. Before you get into any politics stuff, tell us how your hand is doing!
way cool.
YAY HAMMER!!!! Welcome back buddy!
Yes a big welcome back. I have e-mailed you wondering where you have been and never got a reply so I thought something horrible happened to you and you were just hiding out. But glad to see you back and you have loads of catching up to do with us.I see you have some very faithful readers my friend.. Take care.
Would you believe this but I was just thinking about you the other day and that I hadn't seen anything from you on my reader in a long while. I was thinking when I had all my reader problems last summer and till about a month or so ago, that maybe I had deleted you somehow or other but when I looked up your blog and saw you hadn't posted since way back, then I realized it wasn't a problem here. So I was really happy this a.m. to see a new post from you! Welcome back, Hammer!
glad you're okay, my friend.
yup.
B-)
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Cool! We missed you!
I try not to think of all the finacial mess....we lost so much, but we have our family, that's what is important!
Welcome back!
Hammer!
Man it is glad to have you back! Do me a favor...take the Hurt Locker down. I have taken down the site as no one really had any interest in it...especially me. I was just being bitter and disgruntled.
I am hoping to catch up with ya....
Everything seems to have been said here already, so I'll be repeating it.
Looked for you on the Feed Reader everyday hoping all was okay. Still hope it is!
I know about shutting down and tuning out. Sometimes it is necessary.
VERY glad to see you back and hope you're up to posting again. I've always looked forward to your insight.
Hope all is as well as possible.
Good to hear from you!
Nice to see you back and I understand, I disappeared for a long stretch too...time just flew by.
Finally!!! I was getting ready to come to S.A. to hunt your ass down.
You be King of Cool in Norf Korea! Missed you LOOONG time!!!
Great Reader KIM Jong IL
on the DMZ near Fresno, CA
Awesome! Glad to have you back in the world, a huge ass suck zone though it may be. Nothin' wrong with realism. We've all got to adapt to the new regime and it's minions.
Dude! Glad your out of your Obama induced coma. But family ALWAYS comes first. I'm just glad your back.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh some Ham to go with my cheese! So good to see you again!
Well I'm so glad you popped by as now I've had a chance to read your last three posts and play catch up.
Lets just say that I'm glad it was just 'life' that had you all disappeared for the last 4 months rather than anything truly hideous.
We'll be patient with you whilst you get back in the groove.
As for the financial situation, maybe we should restart blogging on the 'frugal food / how to save a dime' ethos.
Cheers
don't.
ever.
do.
it.
again!
p.s. - i quite sensible folks - will explain in an email.
Wow, you're not dead. I guess you go back in the blogroll again. I changed my URL, so clickee to see the new, renamed sitee.
Nothing wrong with getting off the horse when you're tired of the saddle sores. Og the Neanderpundit took down his blog too.
I wish you the best. If it's any balm for your straits, my grandparents made it through the Depression as foreigners with seven and eight kids, respectively. None starved or became brigands.
Good to see you back Hammer.
This too shall pass.
I understand myself- just focus on what you know you have to do now Hammer.
Oh, and I do as well.
Glad to see you back. I thought you had packed it in for good.
Welcome back. I new you would come back and in full force. No problem about the sabatical.
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