I wasn’t sure how public Soccer Dad wanted to make this, since he didn’t put anything up on his blog, but he’s retired from blogging, which is a huge loss for the blogosphere in general and Yourish.com in particular.
He wasn’t my first co-blogger, but he was the most committed and held the longest term of all my other co-bloggers. His posts were deeply interesting, well-written, thorough, and in the last year or so, seemed perfectly attuned with many of the posts that I was writing. Our sentiments on Israel (and other issues) match fairly well. I will miss him as a blogging partner, and this place was definitely the better for having such a talent on display.
Damn. I just realized this means I have to start reading Tom Friedman or Paul Krugman. Ew.
In any case, I’ve been going through blog ennui again, which I’m sure you’ve all noticed. I was wondering if I should look for more co-bloggers, because the solo blog is a dwindling return effort, but then I realized that I do go through periods of time when this blog bores me, and then it stops boring me again, and I still have readers. So I’m going to do what I’ve always done, which is please myself. I think you’re going to see more of the personal posts, and I’m going to try to come up with some new things, because ya know, predictability is, well, boring. (Rahel, if you put “More cat pictures” in the comments, I’m going to find someone in Israel to smack you upside the head. Consider that comment a given in any blog discussion post.)
I have to think this over and decide what to do. This spring will be my tenth blogiversary. I’m not quite sure I’m ready to give it up yet. But I am sure I need to make this thing more appealing to both you and to me.
“but he’s retired from blogging,”
aw jeez, you would be fortunate to have someone half so eloquent, half as focused as co-blogger. many thanks to Soccer Dad .. and Meryl!
Soccer Dad serves as a great model. He will be missed.
I hope you will keep on soldiering. Your blog is on my daily list. Best…
Sorry to hear that Socderdad is hanging up the blog. He posted many good items.
Meryl, the blog appeals to me already, and I click over here every day. But you must please yourself, too.
I read your blog daily. Pls don’t stop!
I will miss Soccer Dad, he was excellent. But I will miss you more Meryl if you stop!
I’ll miss Soccer Dad, too, and I hope you keep blogging. Even if you did threaten me with a smack upside the head from a local — who, with my luck, would probably be a former member of Sayeret Matkal….
Will miss Soccer Dad’s insight and analysis. Thank you (both) for such thought-provoking commentaries.
I love your blog and would miss it if it were gone. But you don’t owe me anything and you should do what’s best for yourself [see Hillel, Avot 1:14].