Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated

To calm the fears of the hoards of avid Bird Brained followers - the Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated! It has been a while since I posted last, I was brutally struck down by Bird Flu earlier in the month (well, before the scientists with the rubber gloves and the probing come racing my way, it was really man flu, but bird flu fits in better with the name of the blog.)