Clare's Dad

I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve stopped reading.  In fact I might be surprised if there’s anyone still here.

Three months ago I moved this blog because I wanted a little more privacy and wanted to redirect it toward its original purpose—as a blog of memories for Clare.  I guess I got my wish because blog traffic has taken a bigger drop than the stock market.  That’s mostly my own doing though.  Although the concept would dumbfound professional bloggers, I haven’t made any efforts to promote this blog at all.  Before traffic fell off a cliff like Wile E. Coyote, I even turned away a couple of potential advertisers.

I guess I knew that I’d have less time to give to this blog too.  Clare’s being in The Nutcracker has kept us busy—especially over the past couple of weeks.  I’m also deep into programming for the spring and summer at my job.  And then there’s Christmas, plus a vacation coming up that Clare, Clare’s Mom and I have been waiting two years for.

I’ve even been slacking at my new travel blogging job at UpTake.  Please ask Whit not to fire me for Christmas.

It also bothers me that I haven’t been reading your blogs.  I hate to do this, but I may have to just skim over a few posts and clear the feed reader.  It’s only going to get worse as the month goes on.

What I’m leading to is this.  For the rest of the month, I’m giving myself a blog holiday.  I’ll try to keep up with some reading, I’ll probably post a couple of pictures, but I’m not going to worry about writing anything substantial (like I have recently anyway, right?).

If your month is just as busy, take some time off.  I’m sure your family and friends need you more than the blogosphere does. And if you don’t make it back here in the next week or so, I’ll wish you a happy holiday season and a fantastic new year right now.  I’ll be thinking of all of you from the Caribbean.