Ouch, really Dorneman? We're only blogging once a month now?

'Tis the Season of excuses, but rather than prattle on with mine, just fill in the blanks as you see fit:

I haven't blogged lately because my _________ had a _________, I came down with _________, my _________ schedule has been completely crazy, my _________ was _________ by a _________, and on top of it all, we ended up buying a new _________.

I'm sure your imagination will be much more interesting than my reality.

I do have a trip coming up that should involve some interesting writer research, however, and I plan on blogging during it. I'm shooting for a new blog post at least every other day.

You see, by next week at this time I'll be in Las Vegas. Some of you might know that I try and make my way to Sin City at least once a year, to join in a few Texas Hold 'em poker tournaments, catch some live comedy, and otherwise make my contribution to the Casino Shareholders' Widows and Orphans Fund. This year I'm also going to visit some of the odder Vegas attractions and, *shudder* talk to more of the locals than I normally would, taking notes along the way. I'm working on a loosely linked series of short stories set in Las Vegas, and looking to this research to amp-up the weirdness.

Hey, I wonder if there's some grant I could get for doing this...

Thanks for reading,

Stephen