Announcement

I really have no easy way to go about saying this, so I'll just say it:

After much careful consideration during the last while, I've come to the realization that it's time to take some serious time away from blogging, though I will still be reading and occasionally commenting.

There... I've said it.

It seems that the constant delving into various brain-melting materials is taking a toll that I cannot afford to pay. As I dig deeper and deeper into the bowels of the internet in search of targets, it seems other considerations have been losing importance, though they should not be. I've also noticed that I'm quite a bit more spacy in my personal life than I have ever been... or am comfortable with, for that matter. Such is the price we often pay for giving our undivided attention to anything. Balance must be maintained, but it comes with a price.

There are some things in life more important than throwing poo, and it is those things on which I need to concentrate now before the price of my determination becomes greater on a personal level than is safe to pay. I feel I must apologize to everyone for this, yet I hope you, dear readers, can understand. Hopefully I can pick this up again in a month or two, but that is something I won't know until it happens.

I'd like to thank everyone for the past six months. I have truly enjoyed all of this.

Special thanks goes out to the following:

Orac: Without stumbling across your stuff completely by accident during my lurker days, I probably would never have started blogging at all (I like the new template, by the way).

PZ: For infinitely boosting my readership during the whole Hovind Project, and for your tireless dedication to integrity in science (and for the squid porn).

Coturnix, Hallq and Daniel Morgan: For the link-love and your dedication to rational thought.

Carmel: For being one of the best Christians I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.

Judy Wyatt: For being the first to suggest the template change which I so badly needed.

Luna: For your entertaining comments (and for being my first UK reader).

Joolya and Jake: For being, by far, my two favorite feminists.

Talyn: for the most interesting email conversation I think I've ever had (and for the never-ending reading list).

Additional thanks goes out to the following (in no particular order): Gary Hurd, Tara Mobley, King Spirula, Coragyps, Xiangtao, Beajerry, BronzeDog, Banana Slug, Kele, RPM, Aero, The Squire, Lord Runolfr, EoR, Mapo, Did, Plittle, Skeptico and the UTI Gang... plus any that I might have skipped by accident (and any lurkers who might read but never say a word). Every one of you has contributed to making this a memorable and worthwhile experience.

Finally, a very special thank you goes out to Jen: Without your insight, I might never have known how badly I needed a break from all of this. You have my eternal gratitude (as if you didn't already). The ability to set your feelings aside and tell it like it is, even when painful, places you far above the average mortal.

For anyone interested, I will still be available via email (thepooflingerATgmailDOTcom) for conversations or just to say hello.

Once again, I apologize for my sudden departure from blogging but it is, I assure you, necessary. Thank you for the experience and take care of yourselves.