I don’t know who reads this blog. I don’t know how its read. I don’t know where its read. Sometimes I don’t even know why its read. Does anyone read it on a regular basis? Did you stumble upon it? were you looking for a way to get your money out of Nigeria? I’m not trying to survey you, I’ve just been too busy to update, and I wondered if anyone noticed– sorta like that silly ‘philosophical’ question about the tree falling in the woods, which always makes me think of the steve martin bit on philosophy where he’s talking about all the perennial philosophical questions he learned in school– like if the pope shits in the woods does he make a sound? Anyway, just wanted to apologize for not updating. I was busy organizing a conference. now i’m finishing up my first chapter. working on it doesn’t make me feel like blogging unless its stream of consciousness drivel like this.