skimming the surface

while i skim the surface of the deep waters i have been treading as of late, let me just preface this by saying i have never had a deeper appreciation for life since my trip to africa about 10 years ago. a lot has happened, even since my last blog.  so, i'll just pick up where i left off, and let what has happened slowly fuse itself back into my writing and unfold gracefully in this blogspace...or spot, as it is more commonly referred to.