Dear readers (all 4 of you), I apologize for both the slackening of my writing pace and more importantly for the precipitous decline in my writing quality over the last month or so. My work schedule shifted a while back and I find myself utterly unable to concentrate on this shift. The computer on which I compose these travesties against the written word is right next to the TOC door facing away fom the opening of said portal. This means that every time the damnable gate swings ajar I am obligated to minimize whatever blashpemous or politically incorrect tract I am working on and see which slack-jawed-booger-eating-moron has come to irritate and annoy me. The near constant nature of these interruptions renders me unable to pen all but the shortest and most inane of missives. Again, my deepest apologies for wastig your time and mouse clicks.

     All whining aside I will have an update on the weapons restoration project later tonight (insha Allah) and perhaps in the coming days I will even have a few offerings from a secret guest columnist (provided he doesn't puss out).

(edited for egregious typos)