I figured it was so, but I think you may be short changing yourself on the 20 backlogged stories.
I wonder who has taken over the title of "Freebie King" or in Sean's crude vocabulary "Swag *****." You were a tough act to follow, and I did more than hold my own, but I wonder if anyone left at MO has the soft touch, sugary charm, and polite demeanor to convince manufacturers to give up the candy. Fonzie probably does have the skill, but he's working too hard on keeping MO online to bother with schmoozing for free stuff.
Anyhoo, my family just bought our first gas grill and my carnivorous inclinations are being well satisfied by a variety of dead animals that have been seasoned and marinated to perfection by yours truly (a nod to Paco at the local Bodega market for extolling the wonders of orange juice and spice mixtures containing adobo). I hope your Memmorial Day weekend is as tasty as mine, so stay safe (this may be a good weekend to throw on that full-face lid), be well and eat heartily old chum.
If only there was football on the television this weekend...