Well, it may be "on" but the chances of anyone listening after a year of silence are pretty slim. Nevertheless, I am going to try to resurrect All The Fulness. There's no point in having a weblog just to let it lie fallow.
It's not that I haven't been active in the blogosphere. I have my "usual suspects" that I read faithfully, and often comment; but for some reason I have always been more comfortable commenting elsewhere than writing here. Let's see if I can change that.
Hooray! Good to see you back.
Posted by: Karl | April 15, 2008 at 04:22 PM
Ditto that. Welcome back.
Posted by: Dan at Necessary Roughness | April 16, 2008 at 09:47 AM
I'm like that too. I comment on other people's sites. But since I don't have a blog, it's not obvious. :P
Posted by: Eric Phillips | April 16, 2008 at 05:03 PM
Waiting with baited breath... what the hell is 'baited breath' anyway?
Posted by: Kepler | April 17, 2008 at 09:50 AM
Is there nothing one cannot look up on the Internet?
According to Dictionary.com, the phrase is "with bated breath" (no "I" in "bated"). The verb "bate" in this context is an abbreviation of "abate" meaning "to moderate or restrain". Thus the phrase "with bated breath" (again, according to Dictionary.com) means "with breath drawn in or held because of anticipation or suspense." Or more succinctly, "holding my breath."
Given my track record on frequency of posting, I should not recommend holding your breath.
Posted by: Christopher Jones | April 17, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Aha! And here I thought it was a reference to a diet of minnows, night-crawlers and salmon eggs... Silly me.
Posted by: Kepler | April 17, 2008 at 12:15 PM