A Preview Is Easier to Make Than a Movie.

I've been lax in my blogging lately.

I make excuses.  Maybe I'm suffering from writers block, maybe I'm too busy with the new job, or maybe I'm still discombobulated from all the change this summer.

And yet I feel guilty about my silence  As if I am somehow obligated to my handful of (beloved) readers and the internet as a whole.  I will try to do better.

During this transition period I have been listening to a lot of Coheed and Cambria, the concept-rock group out of New York, based on the recommendation of my good friend, The Professional Appreciator.  I hope to encapsulate my opinions regarding the band for a future post.

I have also learned the exact art of producing genuine Bohemian Plum Dumplings from my wife's grandmother, and I will be passing the recipe on soon.

Before this big transition I read The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (again thanks to the P.A.).  The second film adaptation of this book produced in the last three years is scheduled to hit theaters by the end of the year.  I have two hopes for my upcoming review of the novel.  First, that I manage to put it together before the movie comes out.  Second, I hope that it is not nearly as superfluous as the most recent film adaptation.

Of course, Princess and The Chunky Monkey have been doing some very awesome and funny things.  I hope to relate some of the stories of their summer adventures.  And of course there is the upcoming third...

I plan to relate all of this intermittently throughout the summer.  Plus some lessons learned both in the casino pit and in the oblivion of unemployment. I hope you'll enjoy it. 

It It Over Yet?

In a word... no.

But there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  After six long months, I have begun work at a new job.  I love being part of the opening of a new casino, and this new company that I am working for is great.  It is so refreshing to get out from under the boot of corporate bureaucracy and back to working for and with actual human beings.  I think I am going to be very happy with this company.

My new employment will mean some changes here at The Raconteur Daddy.  First of all I will no longer attempt to produce new posts on a deadline.  I hope to keep a high level of quality and feel that I can only accomplish this by posting only when I have something to say.  I will also be removing the ads from my blog.  I'm not a professional blogger, nor do I wish to be.  Google and Amazon will have to find a way to continue doing business without my support, and I wish them all luck in doing so.

I have nothing but appreciation for all of you who have read this blog and hope you will continue to do so.  I appreciate having the time to work through this transition period in my life and hope to come back soon with more to share.

Shouldn't There Be Tumbleweeds?

In my wildest ego-fantasy I imagine hundreds of people all thinking the same thing.  When is The Raconteur Daddy going to post again?

The answer is soon.  I'm in the middle of a big transition in my life right now.  In the next few weeks I should be starting a new job after being unemployed for six months.  I am also preparing my home to be sold and packing our stuff to move  back to South Dakota as part of the new job.  If you're looking for a fairly new and well equipped starter home in a great family neighborhood just outside the Omaha metro area, let me know.

The 30 Day music challenge made for some filler, but the questions become somewhat repetitive and it seemed like a cop out to just get some pageviews without dedicating much time or thought into the posts.  If I have the time, I'll get a few more days worth scheduled to post, and I hope to get some real posts up in the coming weeks.  

Once I start the new job I will know how often I can write new posts for T.R.D. (Now I'm glad I didn't title this blog 'The Unemployed Raconteur Daddy')  I hope to be able to keep to two a week, but it might drop to one or just be a catch-as-catch-can type of thing.

Thanks to everybody for reading, and I will soon return with more tales to tell.