The laptop has returned, but development on Digital Route 66 is going to be little to zero for the near future for a small combination of reasons:

1.) Work will be ramping up for me over the next month or so.  This actually has nothing to do with my ability to update the website; I include it just to sound important.

2.) The website might be drastically changing.  Not disappearing, but changing.  Nothing is set or official but I’m working on some redevelopment behind the scenes so little of the published website will be updated and not much will be added.

So I guess less of a combination and mostly just reason #2.

I’ve also stepped onto the steering committee as the Illinois representative for the proprosed Route 66 Alliance that would serve as an international body to unite the various state and overseas Route 66 associations.  I won’t be passing on much of what is going on with that unless the group at large sees fit to be detailed, though I don’t believe the development process of the Alliance is meant to be a deep dark secret.  It’s an open organization welcoming all who love (or just like…or just have heard of) the road and will serve the road in ways that stae organizations cannot without replacing them as the important ground soldiers of the Mother Road.  I recently posted the mission statement I drew up for the committee to work off of, and I think it sums up pretty well the goals of the Alliance.