13 June 2009

 

Blog break

Stairs HDRExcept for the occasional vacation or trip to the hospital, I've written on this blog most days since October 27, 2000 (and more intermittently for three and a half years before that, before it was a blog). Including this post, that's 3446 entries in 3152 days, or an average of 1.09 posts per day, through raising our kids and work and travel and illnesses and treatments galore.

For most of my life I've written compulsively. In the words of Tim Bray and Mark Pilgrim, I write this blog because I "can't not write." Or at least I did. But today it feels forced, an annoyance, something it should not be.

I need a break. So I'm taking one. I don't know how long.

I'll probably still post to Twitter and Facebook, but not as much. I'll be on email too, though I plan to unsubscribe from a lot of lists and notifications that clutter up my inbox, and maybe try to pare down the 1800 messages sitting there. There will be photos on Flickr. Maybe I'll find a way to bring some of that material over here automatically. We'll see.

Other things also won't change. I plan to continue co-hosting with Dave Chick the Inside Home Recording podcast once a month or so. I won't be offline or off the grid. If you subscribe to my RSS feed you'll see when something new appears here, whenever that might be. I'll let you know if there's any big news.

In the meantime, it's almost summer. Go outside. Be with your friends and family. Talk. Love. I plan to.

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Comments:

I'll really miss your posts, but understand. We'll be back when you are!
Hope you and the family have a fabulous summer and much much more.
 
We'll miss your gift to us all, awaiting your return....
 
you'll be missed! i was in an editing class about 4 or 5 years ago and you were a guest speaker...i've been enjoying your blog ever since - i'm in photography by trade & enjoy your insights.

all the best, enjoy the break :)
 
Will miss your blog posts. Something I look forward to on a daily basis.

Enjoy the break... Sounds like it's a well deserved one after all these years of blogging!