I’m going to be heading north today for about a week. I’ll be doing some consulting and attending to family business and will not be constantly blogging. While I’ll keep my eyes on Saudi affairs, posting will likely be lighter than usual.
I’d like to wish all who are observing the change in the calendar a healthy, prosperous, safe, and generous New Year!
Crossroads Arabia will be quiet, if not completely silent, for the next few days. I’m off to Los Angeles for Christmas with my son, who couldn’t get away from work to come East. Spending a few days at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine ought to be entertaining in itself.
I must be a very attractive fellow! Once again, lightning has sought me out and found me, or at least my Internet facilities. A strong thunderstorm on Monday – not related to the recent Hurricane Irene – popped a lightning bolt overhead. And once again, the bolt was so close and so strong that it shot through surge protectors. Instead of frying my computer as it did a couple of years ago, this one only toasted my DSL modem and gave my computer a slight case of amnesia.
I won’t know how fully until a replacement modem arrives later today. In the meantime, it’ll have to be limited posting until things get back to normal.
I’ll be on vacation for the coming week, usually out of Internet range, so there will be no new posts.
Do take a look at the Books section, where I review books I’ve found interesting for various reasons.
I had to take an unscheduled break and travel for some family business earlier this week. I’m back now and should be posting regularly.
A heads-up, though… later this month, I’ll be taking off a week for my annual fishing trip. No blogging, no Internet. In other words, a complete break!
I’m please to see that Foreign Policy Journal thinks that President Obama should be reading Crossroads Arabia if he wishes to stay informed about Gulf affairs!
I’ll be traveling up to the Washington, DC area today and won’t be back for about two weeks. I don’t plan on spending a lot of time posting, but will of course be monitoring the news from/about Saudi Arabia. If anything major breaks, I’ll write.
I’d like to take the occasion, though, to thank my readers and commenters. You’ve made the work more enjoyable and challenging (I mean that in a good way!). I’ll be back in early January and hope to find you all still here, panting for the latest.
Happy Holidays to all.
Literally! I’m taking a few days off to go fishing out in the Gulf Stream, tropical storms and hurricanes permitting. I’ll be back midweek.
My recovery was much slower than I’d hoped, but I think I’m there now. Today, I’ll restart regular posting. The volume may still be on the light side for a bit, but it’ll be there.
Thank you, both for your good wishes and your patience.
Sorry I haven’t been posting recently. One (or more) of the medications I’m taking is taking a bit of a toll on me just now. I’m having that adjusted, but it may take a few more days before I see any results.
Well, there’ve been no medical setbacks, but instead my recuperation is taking a longer and different path than anticipated. It’s all a matter of priorities and getting used to some new medications, but using my analytical skills to parse what’s going on in the Kingdom are a bit lower on the list just now. That will change in the coming days, perhaps weeks, but things will be back to normal soon.
Thanks for your concern and patience!