"Just where has that slacker been?", you might ask. There have been several occasions that I have been about to post links and then have been distracted.

The most distracting has been Zoe's abdominal disorder. The pain doesn't go away and the tests and treatment get more invasive. She was in the hospital overnight a week ago with a tube in her stomach. Now her doctor is talking exploratory surgery. They think it might be some sort of intestinal blockage but they are not sure which is why they call the surgery exploratory. Zoe is not happy with this but it would be more than nice for the pain to go away.

Then there are those pesky customers that keep calling with work. The last month has been one of my busiest since I started this web design business almost 6 years ago. This is a good thing. This is a trend that I hope continues.

Thanks to the extra business, I have also been distracted by some bright, shiny things that have arrived at my door. I will probably talk about them later: an absolutey wonderful burning software package called Nero 6 Ultra Edition; a new audio player — JetAudio; a professional tripod (finally!) to keep my Mamiya off the floor (it's a Manfrotto); a new turntable belt along with a vinyl disk washing system so that I can rip my LPs, which will be aided by the declicking and decrackling filters in the Nero 6. So many distractions. So little time.

I have a small job to get out this morning and a meeting with a potential customer at 1, otherwise I will be trying to get caught up with linky goodness today.