Hiatus Too Long?

OK, here's the deal. I moved last week, driving from IA to NV in 3 days, after which I had to unpack and set up my computer and everything, then there was the Father's Day Extravaganza, and then... flu. Today is really the first day I'm able to get to my computer. I've got a whole slew of things rolling around in the old noggin, waiting for their chance to be spewed forth across these pages, so hopefully will begin to unload over the next couple of days. Some of the thoughts that have been clamoring for release:

1. Driving cross-country: What's that like?
2. Mormons: What's up with Mormons, anyway? (Before the Mormons out there start sending me hate mail, I should point out that, irreverent tone aside, I've been thinking some fairly positive things about Mormons.)
3. Online society or just society online?: I've been thinking about the way we think of the Internet in relation to society (thoughts that have grown out of earlier posts on blogging and ethics, third places, and the Matrix).

I've noticed myself moving away from the, shall we say, "topically political"--that is, reactions to the particular political events of the moment--and towards more theoretical exposition here, which is, I guess, what one would expect from a n^th year grad student. But it's a little troubling to me, as part of the reason I started this site was to engage the politics of the moment. It seems like I should be thinking a lot more about the various resignations from the Bush administration (which, I should say, aren't very stunning--Reagan had huge numbers of resignations during his presidency, with more leaving to spend time with their parole officers than to spend time with their "families") and the Roadmap to Peace (or is it Roadmap to Pieces, these days?), but so many other people seem to do that so much better than I can (and where do they find the time?!).

In any case, I'll be coming more fully online over the next couple days, as I get more things sorted out for myself, and as my body's revolt eases into a more comfortably bureaucratic status quo. To those of you who have been anxiously awaiting my return, thanks, and to those of you who haven't, go fu-, er... well, I hope you find more reasons to enjoy these offerings in the future.