Happy New Year!

Yes, we're alive and well at Gastrologica, but taking a well deserved break from all the media exposure. I'm sure it hasn't gone unnoticed that we haven't recorded a damn thing in about a month, and the only articles I've written are restaurant reviews.

As I've posted everywhere (but ironically not on my own site), I have been ebbing my time away at my new job, which has resulted in devoting inhuman efforts to getting things straightened out and up and running. I now run an MIS department which has a lot of work on our plate and very little staff. That staff would be me.

So, until I hire a couple of techs, it's all up to me to keep everything running like a well oiled network. And if know anything, you know oil should never be anywhere near a network. Maybe that's my problem.

I want to thank everyone for making 2006 a downright blast! Our podcast took off and opened up some great opportunities for both myself and Dan, and now we're going to squander it by gliding along inertially until all interest fades.

No, seriously, we will be recording our next shows after the New Year when things settle down for both of us. I would also like to announce the semi-permanent addition to Gastro: Rob Schaffer aka Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration aka Psycho Cop. But please don't tell him because he doesn't know. I usually just pour him a few drinks and he integrates his way into the show just like a natural born Gastro Host.

Thank you also for being loyal readers and bearing with me and my capricious lifestyle, I look forward to giving you food for thought in the new year. And more crappy puns like that!