I'm ba-ack... sort of

Different ways to describe what I've been up to this past week:

• The sensational: I was disemboweled. (When it's done by a skilled surgeon -- as in my case -- it's not nearly as ugly as it is in the sword and sandals movies. Although you wouldn't want to see my belly just now... in the movies or anywhere else.)

• The seasonal: I gave up my colon for Lent. (And I won't even get it back on Easter Sunday!)
  

• The grammatical: I went from a ":" to a ";"

I just got home late this afternoon and there's some settling down to be done here: It appears that I got more sleep than Long Suffering Spouse did the last two nights. Inasmuch as I was in the hospital I would have thought that was impossible. But once we get settled in here I have a few stories to share with you. There is one ground rule we must get straight right now: Absolutely no belly laughs! And you can just imagine how sincerely I mean this.

I've already thanked you all for your good wishes. But I can't help myself: I've been reading comments. So let me be redundant and repetitive: Thank you again. More soon -- maybe as soon as tomorrow.