I’ve received a couple of complaints that I’ve not updated this blog in some time. Thank you both for complaining.
I’ve blamed it on Facebook in the past but now I have a couple of other excuses.
When I started the blog, it was a vehicle for me to express my wonder and amazement with a number of new aspects of my life; retirement, life as an ex-pat, the culture of Mexico, living in the country and falling in love. In reality, many things that used to make me wide-eyed are now routine. Few things surprise me anymore. The unusual seems usual now.
So that’s one part. The other is time. “You’re retired,” one might say. “You’ve got nothing but time.”
Funny thing, time. Aside from my housewife/husband duties, I’m also starting a new consulting business with a friend and ex-colleague in the U.S., I’m working on a book project, and then there is some volunteer work for charitable organizations that needs my attention now and then.
I’m not signing off forever. But I am taking a blog hiatus. I’d like to thank both of my fans for reading. I’ll be back eventually.
5 comments:
Merry Christmas then. And may your projects be successful.
Looking forward to your return.
VC
You have more than two fans... I've enjoyed your blog very much, but I have the some of the same problems as you... so much to do, so little time. (But I still feel blogs are more interesting by far than FB.)
Charles, I never did get back to you but I thank you for responding to me. I appreciate it. I will miss reading your blog -- so well-written and interesting, but life takes priority! Like Carlos, I look forward to your return and hope your hiatus is not too long. (And I agree with LDahl -- blogs are far more interesting than FB.)
Very sad about the loss of hearing about your [exciting to us!] life through the fabulously crafted essays that reveal so much of your heart and soul in this blog, but I'm thrilled about your new projects. Life is change, I have to keep telling myself. Embrace it, or let it run one over, the only choices one has. I do agree with the other commenters, though, you have severely underestimated the lives you have touched with your beautiful writing.
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