Damian Penny hangs up the keyboard

I'm sorry to see this announcement (although, honestly, not as surprised as all that):

When I started up my old Blogspot site in late 2001 — one of many, many sites which proliferated in the wake of the 9/11 attacks — I had no idea I'd keep at it as long as I did. And I've enjoyed every minute of it.

With a child on the way, however — not to mention an ever-increasing workload at my firm — I think it's time to make a graceful exit. Or a hiatus, at least. This is something I've been mulling over for a while, as I've found it increasingly difficult to keep blogging at my usual pace, but I've never been able to pull the trigger. My dithering over the issue made Brett Favre look like the model of decisiveness. But today's as good a day as any.

I've been reading Damian's blog since shortly after he started it, and I know I'll miss it on my "regular round" of blogs. Of course, blogging is one of those itches that comes back . . . he may find himself sneaking back to the keyboard in spite of the family and work . . . once you've had a soapbox, it's hard to go cold turkey (to mix a few metaphors).