Many of you have noticed that things have been bare around here, and in the last two days we’ve been up, then down, then back up again. I want to pass on a little explanation as to what happened as of Wednesday the 3rd of February. On that day I got the worst news I’ve received in my entire life. My younger brother committed suicide, and my world crashed. Smartphones, new tech, funny videos, stupid politicians, scantily clad women and all other topics carried here at MP became instantly, unimportant. Not that you, my readers and subscribers aren’t extremely important to me, but the ideal of and the ability to update with new post on the banality of the day was simply out of my reach.

My girlfriend and I flew to Des Moines where we along with my mother and other family – walked through the worst days of my time on this planet. Then to add insult to injury, I received an email from my hosting account informing me that MP had been shut down on Monday of this week. They claimed that MP was over utilizing resources, which was strange seeing as how I was not posting anything. But I neither had the ability or strength to do anything about it, even after I got them to turn it back on that afternoon.

The saga continued with more horrifying news:

As we flew back home on Tuesday, vinegar was poured onto the wound. Our flight out of Des Moines connecting us to our Los Angeles flight out of Denver, had to crash land. I’ll spare you (and myself reliving it) all the details of that experience, but suffice it to say, it was horrible. I hope that no one reading this ever has to go through a landing where the Captain and flight attendants are screaming for you to “Brace for Impact”. Now for the salt on top of the vinegar poured onto the open wound.

After finally landing safely in L.A., and making it back home alive and in one piece (although completely discombobulated), I ventured to ascertain exactly what happened with the site, and how to fix it before it was shut off again. That is when I discovered that MP had been hacked. Yep, somehow, some ass got into the back end and applied a malicious spyware code, which in turn overused the resources resulting in MP being shut down. So, early Wednesday morning, I began the arduous task of cleaning it up. That of course resulted in the site going offline several times throughout the day. It also meant that prior to the 4th, all comments, and the kind comments left by readers who read the post explaining why I wouldn’t be posting for a few days, are lost. My apologies. Also, no reader was infected.

With the help of my host, we were able to get it all cleaned, backed up, back up and operational…..I hope. And with that, MP well be back to ‘Smartphones, new tech, funny videos, stupid politicians, scantily clad women and all other topics,’ but forgive me if a few days seem a little slim on the new article side, sleeping and focus is still a bit rough for me at the moment. But this too shall pass.

On another note: Please, please, for the sake of yourself and the ones that you love and care for. If you are feeling like life is too hard to go on, seek help. Ask for it, talk to someone, anyone. Taking your own life will not only end any chance for you to see the better day THAT WILL COME, but it will also inflict unimaginable pain on those who love you. Wether you know or believe it, there is always someone out there who loves you, and If not at the moment, there is someone out there waiting to love you. Don’t rob them or yourself.

Thanks to all readers and subscribers for sticking with and returning to MP after 8 days of silence and spotty site availability!