Quite busy.

Night jobs sometimes eat more time than you expect. Trial licenses of newsreader software lapse. Before you know it, you haven’t blogged in a while.

But, returning feels good.

As the Ronald Reagan blow-out continues, I thought I’d remind readers that the world presses on.

• Events at Tiananmen had an anniversary. It’s a good time to take another look, particularly as the BBC reports Chinese protests have grown.
• Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez can expect a recall referendum this August. His populism has the nerves of string-pullers in that country - the fifth largest oil producer - unraveling.
• Closer to home, control of the Senate doesn’t seem so set in stone anymore. Of course, politics is always fuzzy logic.

Anyway, news consumers out there should be grateful for the break in presidential campaigning offered by Reagan’s passing. I have my criticisms, but I do salute anyone with the cajones to lead this nutty country of ours.