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My Disappearance

I am going to keep this blog post brief as I try to explain where I have been for over two weeks. For those that follow my blog, you will notice that it has been 15 days since my last post. I would like to say there is a valid reason for this; I will not say it is a good reason, however.

I could possibly make several excuses as to where I have been. I could say I have been busy with getting ready for the holidays or with Abigayle's basketball schedule. I could say that work has been busy or that there have been no interesting topics in which to talk about. As someone who reads the news every day, I can assure you that there have been some good topics.

No, the reason I have been gone is that I had no motivation to write. While I know that that is not a good thing to say as a writer, it is the truth, and I prefer to tell it. When I go throughout my day and night, I often think about what I would like to write about and the words typically come to me. It is very easy to write at that point, and I look forward to putting a new post out. Unfortunately, that has just not been the case lately. I have thought about things to post, but I have not looked forward to writing them. The joy and thrill of writing has not been there.

Going forward, I am excited to be back on here and share news and opinions with all of you. During the holidays, there is so much to write and talk about, and I feel the desire to write about it. I hope that the motivation to talk with you remains, and I apologize for giving up lately.

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