Not dead. Came close, but cheated it once again.
Laptop died on Halloween, and while trying to get my desktop running again I had my mother in-and-out of the hospital a number of times, then my sister-in-law was rushed to the hospital for an emergency c-section due to a prolapsed cord, and I've been fighting a couple bad bouts of bronchitis, one of which was accompanied by strep throat and an inability to breath and another trip to the hospital. When I got to the hospital my blood pressure was through the roof and a few minutes later it crashed and they thought I was gonna croak. They still can't figure out why my body can't seem to regulate my BP properly.
Somewhere in all that my lawyer who was also a good friend died unexpectedly so I've been busy helping his assistant try to get all his case files and computer files organized and sent to various other attys, help his family, etc. and it's just been a **** of a few months.
I've also been working hard behind the scenes to help Ken and Don get things ready for the convention. It's gonna be a great time!
Oh, and yesterday I had an abscess tooth that's been killing me for weeks pulled, and it took a sledge hammer to get it out and 7 stitches to close it up afterwards. Thank God for Vicodin!
Thanks to all who emailed or called to check in on me, I truly appreciate it!