Everything is fine. Busy with work and just have not been devoting myself to writing here. I’ve been distracted with a pretty interesting game of Civ. I’m playing as the Egyptians and right now my biggest threat (and only remaining country on the continent) is Korea. Ironic, huh? We are maintaining a peaceful coexistence thus far (in fact, we allied against the Sumerians and eliminated them). The Koreans are more technologically advanced, have a larger army, and are starting to get a little aggressive in their dealings with me. It’s early and I can catch up if I can maintain the peace for a while longer. My big problem is a lack of resources. I’m having to import horses from the Dutch and they are charging a hefty price (spices and ivory). I don’t like having to rely on the Dutch (we fought a brief war earlier in the game that they started) but with my next technology advance I will be able to build calvary, so I need the horses. If I can build up enough calvary units before the Koreans decide to attack, my superior tactics (AI does not generally do well on offense) should let me survive. We’ll see.

I have some pictures from the rooftop I took last weekend to post, and I will get to that soon. And yes, I do miss my time here at LTG, so that is a good sign that I am going to be back with some commentary on current events one of these days.

Today we are having a spring cleanup day at the office, plus we are having a going away picnic for Lori, our admin person. I baked oatmeal cookies and brownies last night to take. I’m also in charge of the grill. Best part is I get to wear my jeans to work. And it’s Friday!

Thanks for visiting and please come back. It’s just a slump, and I’m liable to hit a homerun when I break out.