Sorry I've been absent...I'm on day three of being sick. I would be happily asleep, zoned out on cold meds, if it weren't for the damned leafblowers.

I haven't been posting about Iran lately, mostly because everything that's going on there right now is happening in the political arena and is being covered fairly well by the mainstream media.

If I've missed any emails, or if you've posted something you want me especially to see, please let me know. Otherwise, I'll be back online in a few days.

In the meantime, here's the leafblower song.

I babble a lot about my friends, here, since they are, individually and as one, among the most amazingly talented people on this planet.

Well, a bunch of my friends are in the wonderful band The Asylum Street Spankers. The band is all acoustic. Each member plays a minimum of five instruments and sings. They currently have ten records out and two dvds.

They've just revamped their online store, and as an incentive, everything is 20% off. The prices are already extremely reasonable, and the extra 20% is taken off at point of sale, making everything cheap cheap cheap!

This is only for a limited time, folks, so get on over there and buy a whole bunch of awesome music while it's on sale. You'll be glad you did. Trust me.

http://asylumstreetspankers.com/store/store.html