Everyone goes through changes in life. When I started this blog, my kids were very young, not even in school yet. My work situation was more stable and predictable. And everything was new and exciting as far as blogging goes. I’ve been doing this for six and a half years, and I think it’s obvious that I’ve been losing interest in it. Blog posts are not as in-depth, and posting has been more sporadic.

I’ve always avoided writing a “good-bye” post because, frankly, bloggers never really say good-bye and mean it. They’re back in a few days or a few weeks, unable to contain themselves. A moody bunch are we. So I’m leaving myself an out. I’m going on a sabbatical, if you will, and we’ll just see how it goes. If I don’t miss it and life seems to go on just fine without it, I won’t be back. If I find that I’m restless and can only find my rest in blogging, I will be back.

Now my kids are older and involved in more things, and I have a lot more responsibilities at work. The bottom line is, there are a lot more demands on my time, and so the time has come to bid a fond farewell to this hobby, if I can. I’ve enjoyed it, and maybe someday I’ll return to it. Maybe sooner than I think. And we can all have a good laugh about it, like we do with Emtronics when he quits every few months.

But if this ends up being good-bye, I just want to thank everyone who has been so supportive of me personally and this blog. I intend to leave the site up so the old posts will still be accessible and you can continue to comment on them if you wish, at least until everyone abandons it and there’s no more traffic, at which point I’ll probably take it down.

Best wishes to everyone, and so long … for now.