Should I Stay or Should I Go?
When I embarked on this blog, once a week seemed right. It would be an old-school blog, with me checking in with life events, opinions, bon mots, and observations on books or movies and, perhaps, getting a response from you, gentle readers. Then, as Glinda the Good Witch did in The Wizard of Oz , I would float away in a bubble—until next week. But let’s face it: some of you probably wouldn’t mind dropping a house on me right about now. As we settle into a new year, I face a jarring question best enunciated by The Clash : Should I stay or should I go? Moreover, how long can I keep this going? Are you getting sick of me? Is it time to click my heels three times and retreat to Moreland Hills? The time will come when Vertes'Verities must end, or at least publish sporadically, not once a week. Other, far more formidable bloggers than I have flamed out or run out of ideas, but that is not nearly as bad as running out of readers. Oh, I am eternally grateful for my core audience. You open...
