Circle of Life, Blogwise
Category: Navel Gazing...
Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 07:44 AM [GMT-6]

As with any vibrant community, the blogosphere presents us with opportunities to make new acquaintances, even as we mourn the absence of old ones.

I was made aware yesterday of a new blog, which I hereby recommend for your consideration. Deb Thompson is a writer living in California, and she brings us her gentle and wise insights via Write Lightning. [As of this writing, her server seems to be having some problems, but I'm sure they're temporary.]

On the other hand, after realizing it had been quite some time that I'd seen any evidence of updates via my blogroll for Steve Kellam's Five Points, I dropped by and found a Dear John note dated August 2. Dr. Kellam has chosen to stop blogging, due to time and energy constraints, something that I empathize with very well, indeed. I shall miss his perspective from the medical profession, and I've let him know that I hope his leaving is only temporary.

I'm reminded yet again of the encouragement many of you gave me when I contemplated discontinuing the Gazette. I'm glad I didn't, but it's good to know that new voices worth listening to continue to spring up, even as the older voices tire.