Hello. Sorry to disappear on you like that without even a soup can but I got swamped on deadlines, had a series of very minor disasters…and I kind of liked leaving the big Jack Kirby post at the top of this page for a while. All is well here and I'm happy to say that all my friends who had Hurricane Irene threaten their homes seem to be okey-dokey, as well. Actually, my "minor disasters" were microscopic compared to what they faced so maybe I shouldn't use the word "disasters." Will do my best to catch up here…