A number of my readers – well, OK, ONE of you – contacted me recently to ask why the hell all of the meme bombs and Didactic goodness had suddenly dried up. The short answer is, I am actually on holiday (!!!) in Russia (!!!!!!), and just got back from a week-long trip to the southern Caucassus republic of Dagestan.

As if that were not enough, in a couple of days, I will be off to central Asia. I assure you, when I get back, there will be many stories to tell and memes to share – not to mention a few (dozen) photographs. There is a lot about Eastern Europe that Western audiences desperately need to hear (at least, I think so), and I am keen to share those insights.

However, until I get back to terra more-or-less firma, this will have to keep all y’all happy. I plan to be back (more or less) in action by Sep 11, but if posting is light to non-existent between now and then, well, you know why.

For those suffering withdrawal symptoms from all of the dank memes and hawt girls, don’t worry – there will be SUBSTANTIAL catching-up to do when I get back, which means you can expect an overload of everything that makes Didactic Mind great (or weird, depending on your point of view) once I return.

If you want to keep up with my ramblings and nonsense from the road in the meantime, remember to subscribe to my Telegram channel. All the good stuff is right there.

In the meantime, stay frosty, boys, because I can see even while on the road that things are getting WAY out of control in the West right now.