CONFIRMED: I'm recovering well, thank you

Greetings from an undisclosed location in Alexandria, Virginia, where I am recovering from hernia surgery, which is just about as painful as it sounds. (Actually, there were two hernias, but who's counting?)

I'll be on the mend (and Oxycodone) for the next day, or so -- which will keep me off TV and (for the most part) Twitter. If you think what's abo…