Break from the blog

With luck (that means “weather permitting”), I’ll be away for a week or so, and will be paying minimal attention to the news.  (Even obsessive fanatics need a break now and then.)  I’ll almost certainly have access to the internet, though, and would love it if you guys would use this week to email to me the guest posts we’ve been talking about for months now.  Danny is doing a wonderful job, but I have a deep suspicion that there’s more talent amongst the lot of you.

Even if you’re not planning on writing anything, don’t just ignore this site for the next few days.  To begin with, consider this post an open thread.  I’ll also try posting open threads as I go throughout the week. And I may even chime in with a full bodied post now and then.

What’s most exciting, though, is that the long-absent Don Quixote might drop in with a few posts to fill the space while I’m away.  I’ve seldom seen more exciting and intellectual discussions than those that his posts trigger.