Broken Little Person Sitting On A Tree Limb

My, how time flies. It's been 6+ months since my last post ...it seems like only yesterday. The extended absence has been due mainly to a certain degree of apathy re/posting, but also (if you peruse my previous posts) a break from a trend towards even more gloom and melancholy than was/is normal even for me. Well ...the world is still a short, harsh, and brutish place, but things are a bit brighter in DavidWorld. Gainful employment was found earlier this year, I seem to have (temporarily at least) avoided being cast out on to the street, and I've recently (in a quite cautious / very early stages / one-step-at-a time / who knows where this may lead manner) started seeing a quite enchanting young lady. So, things are at least a bit lighter shade of gray.

We'll see if I manage to maintain a degree of dedication to posting, but for now my intention is to do so.