Dave: Here’s one way I knew it was time … something would pop to mind and I’d think, ‘Hmm, that might make for a good SU essay.’

Sully: Whether Technicolor or noir, you’ll still always be high-def to me.

Although I believe that, as of last year, McCain and Palin own the trademark on ‘maverick,’ so I’m pretty sure it’s courting litigation to use in any other context. I’m OK with that, but you have to feel bad for James Garner.

Neuroplasticity is a chameleon’s best trick, and I aspire to Technicolor even if I’m just noir. You really get down some subtle stuff here, energized nuances that a lot of people will recognize though they may not have ever articulated them (even to themselves).

And you ask us for our own task list from last March, and speaking for myself, I’ve sort of got hung up on what is number one on your list. I.e. torn bicep left, torn bicep right, torn rotator cuff, torn meniscus, torn quad…you get the picture. All separate accidents, all pretty much healed now, none which interfered with my…um, neuroplastic evolution. So bottom line, great to have your maverick mind back, amigo.

– Sully

So I’m glad we left that slot just as it was, and glad your path led back around to it from another direction.

One thing I’ve found in trying to keep it “new” at SU is that I’m always thinking or doing something new, and if that thing isn’t necessarily writing, I do what I can to fit that “thing” into a column, and I post it. If people want to know about me as a writer, knowing where I am on other levels is important too…

Glad to have you back.

DNW