good to see David Hess back 'at it'. it's not like validity comes only by blog, certes but that aint true, but he's got a good non-infantilized voice, worth hearing. one is reminded, by the bye, that life goes on even when blog posts don't. re his recent reappearance, he's looking for something to 'do' now. that's the tough job of blog, deciding what adventures to have. pro quality essays à la Ron Silliman, undefinable flake like Lisa Jarnot or what not. took me quite a while to decide this is what it is for me. I liked this comment, undercutting the tendency to leave unevaluated the 'point' at which we, and so on.