Fear not dear readers, I'm alive!

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      I know, it&#8217;s been a looong time since I&#8217;ve posted. I had big plans for my December vacation, including a re-design for this blog, an article for MSDN, and some sample code I wanted to write. Well, once I was actually on vacation I did my best not to accomplish anything that could be construed as productive activity. I got nothing done.
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      I also had some annoying computer problems, but that&#8217;s a story for another day.
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      Expect a flurry of posts!
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