I'm sorry for the absence, but in all fairness, I died.

...or more accurately, through a tragic accounting accident, NealBauer.com was killed for a little bit. With the Visa payment server under water, renewal notices could not be addressed and my access to the site was removed for a while. Today, I am no longer a deadbeat blogger and have resumed our normal satirical operations. The good news is we are back up and operational. The bad news is, I am back up and operational you fucking son of a bitches.