It is natural to breathe. The absence of breath is fatal. A blog does not flow naturally when there is no time to breathe, and breathlessness has characterized the last few months. The absence of fresh blog material is not fatal, but it is discouraging to the reader.  It is to the blogger, too. Now that the season of breathless, breakneck running is past, this blogger hopes to breathe new life into this blog.  Thanks for your patience with my absence.