Thanks

I have a post currently percolating, almost done, but I'm going to delay it ever so slightly to say... thanks.

I keep this blog for two main reasons: because I love to write and because the process of writing, even when stream-of-consciousness, as this blog tends to be, helps me filter through my swirling chaotic whirlpool of a brain to find the solid ideas and opinions. I write for an unknown audience - unknown in both who they are and even if they are. I haven't the faintest idea who reads this blog, save for the occasional friend or family member who'll flip me an email citing something I've said here and I say, "wow, you read it!?" I tell my friends they're not obligated to read it - gone are the days of audience fishing, thank goodness - but I'm touched whenever they do.

So to all the strangers who've popped by the last two weeks and left such warm, thoughtful, interesting comments, thank you so very much for taking the time to share your ideas and say such kind things. It means more to me than any combination of words will ever manage to convey.

That is all.