I'm back...

I apologize for the long "dark" period on this blog.  If you've been following me on Twitter (and why aren't you? It's the wave of the future!) then you know I've been on vacation for the past few weeks, on a bike tour of the Czech Republic and Austria.  I had a blast while I was over there.  I enjoyed some of the best days I've ever had on a bike, I saw many, many sites I'd only read about, ate delicious Czech and Austrian food, and drank large amounts of Czech beer and Austrian wine.  I saw a marionette version of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and heard a bluegrass band sing American classics in Czech.  I saw the excesses of the Habsburgs firsthand.  I ate in a restaurant that Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms all  frequented.  Over the next week or so I'll have detailed posts about the trip itself and the days I spent in Prague and Vienna before and after the bike tour.  Thank you for waiting out the delay.  Your patience will soon be rewarded.