Last Post ... for now

While we are all thinking about that dark day and lamenting the inadequacy of the present war effort, I'll take this 5th anniversary of 9/11 to make the following announcement:

As has no doubt become evident to anybody still reading this blog, my priorities have shifted and I have not been posting as much lately, with only a single post during the entire month of August. With this post I'm making it official -- I'm suspending my writing. I hope to return some time in the future but it may take months.