To all the kind people who have read and commented on my blogs I offer my sincere regrets for my silence.
Family health problems, including hospital stays, have prevented me from carrying out the research necessary for the material. Now we are moving (downsizing) and that is such a big chore that I suggested to the great people at The Spectator that they might like to replace me.
However they kindly agreed to give me "leave of absence" for a while longer. We move at the end of February and I expect to resume some worthwhile information about happenings in Burlington by mid-March.
Best wishes to all for 2007.