Hi everyone. For those who have stayed on, and hung tight, thanks very much. I hope all the waiting will have been worthwhile.

Arrissima, thanks for keeping the fort together.

In March, I tried to pull a Natasha Richardson. No, I wasn't skiing, but I was in a fall, suffered a severe concussion, and was out of it for a long time. I was far luckier than she, because my head hit where the bones fuse together, and it is strongest. I was also lucky because I was close enough to a major hospital with a CT scanner quickly, and the care I needed. Plus, with Richardson's fate still fresh in mind, I know my case was given a higher level of priority than it might have in the past. My colleagues were also good about making sure that they had all the info they needed on me.

I don't mind saying, that this has been an absolutely wretched year for my health, and while I appear to be getting a full recovery, I can't help but be afraid there is a third shoe to drop.

I know it has been stinking bad for all of you as players, and I can only appologize, and move forward with a good plot line.

There are several storylines that I have done a good deal of work on, and they have helped me know what I was working on before I cracked my crown.

Thanks for being there, and I hope you all are willing to come back, and give it all a good go.