We are back! Well, half back, anyway

We apologize for the radio silence! Doug Muir is swamped with repairing Kosovo. Noel Maurer was working in a coal mine.

Really, those hills behind his left shoulder are piles of coal.

Anyway, your regularly-scheduled blogging will be returning.

In other news, we report that at least one Jamaica-born-and-raised Jamaican-American gives a qualified thumbs-up to Mayor Ford’s accent. Meanwhile, we await Randy McDonald to explain the Ford phenomenon to us and continue to beg for input from Alex Harrowell on British political polarization or lack thereof. Enjoy!