The first day of a brand new month is as good an arbitrary landmark as any to start blogging again after a gap of some considerable time.
It all feels familiar and yet at the same time strangely distant – perhaps this is what it is like to return to work after an extended period of maternity leave.
You may notice a few changes to the blog and more are planned for the near future including the ability to add your own comments.
I was going to brand to the relaunch quite simply Man Writes Blog 2.0, but version numbers are rather passé and so following Apple's model of naming its new software releases after exotic animals, I have decided to call this latest version of the blog, Man Writes Blog – Arctic Weasel.
I did consider other names. “Desert Squirrel” has a nice ring to it but could equally be an operation to quell insurgents in northern Basra. Anything with “Jungle” in it sounds either like a creative racial slur or a tropical fruit drink for kids. “Temperature Coniferous Forest Marmoset” is just too wordy. So Arctic Weasel it is.
There is no fee to upgrade from the previous version of Man Writes Blog (retrospectively labelled Urban Llama) to Arctic Weasel. The update will happen automatically and requires no action from you or indeed even your consent. There will likely be teething problems but to remedy these you will simply have to call a premium support line and wait in a queue.
Of course, the big advantage for me of not blogging for such a long time is that there's lots to write about. But rather than blow it all in one mammoth, rambling entry I will add a number of more focussed posts throughout the week.
In the meantime, thanks to those of you who got in contact to say you missed the blog during its absence. You played no small part in providing the moral and emotional support that has made Arctic Weasel possible.
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