Okay, here’s the deal. The powers-that-be are unable to restore my site, which is unfortunate. The good news is, I have a backup copy. The bad news is, I’ve never attempted to restore from backup — I don’t know how long it will take, what can go wrong, etc. I will be working on that over the weekend, so keep your fingers crossed.

Meantime, we will be doing an IGD for tonight’s game against the Braves. I’ve set up a temporary blog called, very cleverly, Ducksnorts IGD. And since I’ve been spending most of my time lately trying to get stuff fixed (I’m told that everything is going haywire due to Mercury in retrograde — seems as plausible an explanation as any), I haven’t had a chance to compile any Friday links for this week. So if you’ve got anything you think we should read, or you just want to get reacquainted with one another after being incommunicado for so long, feel free to drop on by early and get the party started.

As always, thanks for your support and go Padres!