March 9, 2012, - 5:09 pm
Where the Bleep is Schlussel? Not Dead Yet
Nope, despite their many death threats and evil wishes, the Muslims haven’t murdered me yet. I’m still here, thank G-d.
And I’m glad you took notice of my absence for most of this week. No, despite some suggestions, I was not on vacation. What’s a vacation? The last time I took a “vacation,” I was bored to tears. I just can’t sit or lie around. I’ll take a vacation . . . when I’m dead. But this is the longest I’ve ever been away from this site, and that wasn’t easy, nor was it planned. And I, G-d-willing, won’t be away this long ever again. I felt almost like an addict going through withdrawal.
My utmost apologies for it all–for leaving you hanging, wondering, and worrying. That wasn’t my intent. But, for security reasons, I couldn’t really tell you much about why I was gone and where I was. I’ve learned the hard way. Plus, that’s not how I planned to have this week go. Now, though, I am back and pledge never to be away again from you for this long. That was hard to do.
As you can see, I haven’t posted anything since Monday, and I’m sorry. Thanks to everyone who wondered what happened to me and expressed concern. I’m okay, but–even though I have a ton of energy, more than most people on average–I’m exhausted. You see, I spent all week defending a client in a case (which I can’t talk about right now for various legal reasons), and while I thought the case wouldn’t last this long, and that I’d have time to post things early in the morning, later in the day, etc., you know what they say about the best laid plans. When I represent someone, I work very hard and try to do the best I can in zealously representing and asserting their interests. And when that conflicts with this site, I do the responsible thing.
Contrary to the feminists now assailing Rush Limbaugh, blackmailing his advertisers, and demanding that we all pay so they can have casual, slutty sex without consequences, you cannot “do it all.” The responsible thing, the adult thing is to choose . . . and choose to do the right thing. It was killing me not to post my comments and insights on the news and pop culture stuff of the day, not doing everything possible to represent my client and attend to other commitments would kill me even more. Each day when I came back from the trial which was quite a distance from here, I was exhausted, and I had movie screenings to attend, Jewish holidays to observe (had to go to synagogue to hear the Scroll of Esther), etc. And with just a scant few hours of sleep this week, I had to choose between priorities.
But, again, now I am back in the saddle, with my movie reviews for this weekend now up, and more new stuff to come over the weekend after the Jewish Sabbath. Again, thanks to everyone who was so concerned over my absence that they wrote, e-mailed, tweeted, inquired, wished me well, and expressed hope that I was okay. I’m lucky to have so many of you–my loyal readers and dear friends–who care about me and my welfare. So very lucky. And so lucky that you come to read me each day and react. I care about you, too, and I’m sorry I worried and/or disappointed you. To those who wrote me celebrating that I’m gone, well, sorry to disappoint you, but you can put down your halal champagne because . . .
To paraphrase my favorite American writer, Mark Twain a/k/a Samuel Clemens, reports of my demise have been exaggerated.
Now, I’m back with stacks and stacks of stuff to say and tell you about, and I’m chomping at the bit, as I have been all week to put the stuff up on this site, which I’ll begin doing over the weekend.
Stay tuned. And y’all come back now, ya hear?
Yay! Glad you are back and that you are safe and sound. I missed reading your posts!
Karen on March 9, 2012 at 11:35 pm