It's hard to believe 2019 is halfway over, or that summer is upon us. Truth be told, sometimes it's even hard for me to process that it is summer - the weather these past few weeks hasn't exactly screamed beaches and pools. But alas, it's mid-July already. And as the year plugs ahead, suddenly it dawns on me that it's time to update my blog. Last year, I felt quite on top of blog updates. This year, admittedly I haven't been. I suppose there could be two reasons for it -