starting new business

Hello again. I\’ve been away for a while. For those of you who actually follow this space (Hi Mom!), thanks for your kind words — I\’ve missed you, too.

Nothing personal, but I\’ve been busy, OK? For one thing, I started a new business and it takes a lot of my time. (Let me tell you, going straight ain\’t all it\’s cracked up to be. This \”work\” stuff is way overrated.)

Secondly, I\’ve been busy seeing my girlfriend, Alison, for one year. The other day, as part of my new job, I had to fill out a form at the bank, and, as I have done all my life, for \”marital status,\” I checked \”single\”; the other choices were \”married,\” \”divorced\” and \”widowed.\” I think they ought to have another box marked \”other,\” or \”off the market,\” for people like me.

Alison and I are not married, but, in some ways, we might as well be.