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It tolls for thee

Originally posted on October 22, 2007

Perhaps it’s time to shut it down. The doubts and uncertainties have been slowly collecting with the cobwebs over the past few months, and maybe it’s due time to give in to them, submit and tear down the tent.

Reading through what I’ve written here over the past four years, I realize that there’s little to be proud of. Mindless toiling. Lazy reflection. Pointless rambling. There might be only one piece that I think was halfway decent in how it managed to capture my intentions.

So the site will likely continue to sputter and stall, and while I may consider trying to jump-start it again, I fear it’s time to put her to pasture. It was never what I thought it was, never what I hoped it could become. It should have been more than this verbose, shameful hack.



Comments

Say it ain't so Joe?

said Andy

I don't remember how I got here but I do know that I've enjoyed reading it for the last three or four months. Don't put it to pasture yet.

said Darrell

That's a shame... you're one one of the few people I actually enjoy reading on a regular basis... I guess if it's not in ya' anymore, then it's not... but don't completely write it off... maybe just kick it aside for a while, see if you don't want to come back to it later with some fresh eyes...

said Treyo

Man. You know, I've been thinking. You should definitely continue (as per our IM chat), b/c I REALLY like all the stuff you discover. I like this blog.

said Hillary Bort

I really like this blog too. I is sorted in my Google Reader feeds under my "Inner Circle" feeds. Though I've never had the fortune to meet you in person, yours is one of the blogs I make sure to read regularly, even when things are super-busy. Hope you reconsider!

said christen

@all -

Thanks for the (too) kind words. It may not be the end. It may be the end of the project in this form. I'm still unsure. I do know that I was hardpressed to keep to a MWF post schedule, to the point that I felt I had to struggle for content to hit a deadline that I had made up myself.

Do stay tuned. It touches me quite a bit to know that a few of you chimed in. Perhaps a good night's sleep and and end to this bothersome rain will be enough to lift spirits.

said Brian Faust

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