Last week when I stated I had to drop off the grid; well, I meant it. Since a week ago I have been without newspapers, TV, Internet, radio, mail; nor have I had a conversation with anyone about anything that might be happening in the wider world. Let's call it "Active Avoidance."
My info-fix as I departed was last week's Sunday paper, the last three months unread Proceedings (more on that next week), the last two National Reviews, and the outstanding book, Last Flag Down
. You will hear more about that book soon as I think it needs its own post sometime soon and I gleaned a few FbF from it.I don't think I have done that pure a departure since - well - in memory. For an information addict, it was both a step into the dark, and - in the end - a very clarifying week. With each passing day, the moment to moment tinnitis of my information soaked life and hobbies faded to the point they were well outside my concern; the 24-hr news cycle side tracked to the don't-give-a-d@mn zone.
In a word; peace. Especially during the flowing talk from the results of "Super Tuesday" (more on that later next week).
So, I'm back. I haven't even had a chance to - YIKES - look at the 90+ comments on the Open Thread from last week. Gal says there's some good stuff there, so I will read and comment there Sunday.
Thanks for keeping things going; good to be back in formation.
