Patience

I have been deluged with emails (zero) and comments (zero) on the blog regarding the lack of new posts the last few days. I understand that the fans are hungry for more, that each passing hour without a new post threatens to spiral them into a depressive abyss, and that widescale violence has erupted because the masses have not recently had the benefit of my insight. I get it.

Work has been remarkably busy lately, and Lindsey has not had to work many nights. That is how the whole idea of starting a blog was born. She is a sales manager at anthropologie, but because that is still retail, her hours are often crazy. A "closing shift" is 2-11 during the week and 3-12 on weekends. It was during those shifts that this brainchild, this idea of ideas, this 2010 version of the light bulb invention, took shape. But this week she has worked more "opening shifts," which are 6 am to 3 pm, so she has been home at night. So my gain - being able to spend time with Lindsey - has been my loyal, devout readers' loss.

Fear not, though, readers, for my quality time with Lindsey is about to be sharply reduced. Tomorrow night she works 3 to midnight, and Saturday she works throughout the day. I will be updating the blog then with more deep thoughts, as I continue my quest to stir ever more the quality of awesome, constructive dialogue in this country. Until then...