Every so often the deadline approaches for this weekly column and I am without any sense of urgency. The thought occurs to me to stop writing. But the last time I did that, some six or so years ago, I was surprised by the number of folks who wrote or called to ask why I was stopping. I figured if folks were actually reading me, I’d better keep writing. I returned after only a few weeks “retirement,” warmed by what I saw at my own wake.
So I am prying myself off the wall to write this today, filling space with words to keep my place on these pages. I think I am somewhere into the 14th or 15th year of writing weekly.
