For those who, like me, thought that rakkity had retired to a life of leisure, fear not, he is back. His Superman and Another Lilly comments have me hoping weíll soon read about his fights with amorous goats and hiking trails even he found daunting.

Wondering where yesterdayís post went? I got so much flack from so many fronts about how I had violated Joeís sacred trust, or humiliated Jen, or just been a downright stupid , uncaring person, I decided to remove it.

And the lilly, well, I didnít think it was my best and then I received this email:
I’m not going out on a limb so you’ll listen harder to my usually gushing praise after my offering purported evidence of having a real ability to critique. Well, okay, some, but not foremost………. But hear me out — the thumb (and thus overall composition) is a blob, the underside glary, the DOF not adequate (or the forms not supportive of the lack thereof), and the clever inclusion of a bud with a blossom reads more like an alien spermatozoa, or a botanical molester or pickpocket sneaking in as positioned. Sorry to be so negative so early, but I didn’t want to be either harsh or mendacious in public on the blog……. Refute me, please………