Apologia with an asterisk*

An apologia from the writer, editor, publisher, blogster-in-chief and webmaster of 4LAKids

I've given up on being the spell checker.

ASTERISK : the character * used in printing or writing as a reference mark, as an indication of the omission of letters or words, to denote a hypothetical or unattested linguistic form, or for various arbitrary meanings

Webster Online

Since 4LAKids first posting in March of '04 we haven't missed a weekly issue.

• We've sent from Scotland, and Sacramento and Spain (It's an "S" thing) …but we've sent it.

• We have sent from dial up modems on AOL because the big server was down.

Last week was no exception - though it merits a small asterisk. The Online Version was posted on the web alright (that would be here - as you can see it was posted on 12.37 PM on Saturday Oct 13) but the e-mail newsletter version - and that is 4LAKids claim to infamy - "I'll 'ave 'is Spam ..I luv it!" - got waylaid in the cosmos due to Queuing Error - whatever that is.

Worse things have happened - and will no doubt again! No one was hurt and the school district performed admirably in spite of the obvious dearth of sniping, raving and gnashing of teeth.

¡Onward/Hasta adelante! - smf