I haven't written a post in 7 days. That's like a year in blog years for those not in the "blogging" world. While I doubt that anyone in the blogosphere even noticed, I certainly felt the absence and not necessarily in a bad way. Sometimes a break does you good. I'd like to say my absence was driven by my need for family time, but I'd be lying. The truth is I've seen a lot of my family lately. I love them dearly, but work and school will do us all some good. I am so tired of answering "What …