My apologies for the lack of posts through 2009. A mix of a white-tshirt job, an insomniac baby and the amputation of both hands (well, not that last one) have all contributed to my general writerly slackness. Those who wish to keep abreast of further minxness may do so on Twitter. I may return to this blog, but I also may not. One of the two.

As an aside, I’ve enjoyed reading through the mixture of comments that have been posted over the past year in my absence. Sorry “Daniel Fischer”, I won’t be funding your surgery but I wish you the best of luck.

And the Comment of the Decade has to be this one, left by Enculez: “Advantageously, the post is really the freshest on this worthwhile topic. I concur with your conclusions and will thirstily look forward to your future updates. Just saying thanks will not just be enough, for the tremendous lucidity in your writing. I will immediately grab your rss feed to stay informed of any updates. Pleasant work and much success in your business efforts!” Warm and fuzzy.

1. If I go to Sydney for the weekend, does that enhance my foreign policy experience?

2. Is it really possible to read all the magazines in world, as Sarah Palin claims to have done? Even a speed-reader would struggle, I think.

3. Is buying a url similar to that of a successful blog (be it a .net version or just a typo of the same url) effectively drinking the blogger’s milkshake?

4. Does visiting a country for a couple of days really mean you have ‘seen’ that country?

5.  Can I really be expected to pick up on your cryptic references to ’60s TV shows?

6. Is my $700B bailout in the post?

7. Is googling oneself really a narcissistic waste of time, or a useful exercise in monitoring one’s personal branding?

8.  Speaking of personal branding, are there any Gen-Yers out there who don’t have a tattoo?

9. If Metallica needed an on-call therapist for two years, what hope is there for the rest of us?

10. Why didn’t I win last night’s $20m lottery draw? I bought a ticket and everything.

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