Back To The Blog

When I started this blog, almost 3 years ago, I said that I didn't want to be a blogger who doesn't blog, but unfortunately that's what I turned out to be, at least in 2011. There are many reasons-the biggest being a job that kept me on the road almost every week. The stats: I flew over 100,000 miles on United Airlines this year, plus a few random flights on American, Delta, USAirways, Alaska Airlines and Southwest. I never intended to be gone for good, however, and after this lone symbolic post on the last day of 2011, my plan for 2012 is to come back to the blog on a more dependable basis. It's a fun way to vent my spleen on whatever happens to catch my attention on any given day.

After being away for a year, it was interesting to go back and look at the various topics I was writing about in 2009 and 2010. Some of the stuff is still big news, like William and Kate; some is still around but not as interesting, like Sarah Palin; and some has mercifully disappeared altogether, like Speidi. There's also a lot to look forward to in 2012, including the election, the Olympics, the Queen's 60th anniversary and a new season of The Bachelor. My plan is to blog about all of it. For now I'm getting ready to celebrate New Year's Eve, so I'll leave with this thought. As I re-read back through all my old blog posts, I was struck by the one word that was missing. It's a subject that was inescapable in 2011, but so far under my personal radar screen in 09 and 10 that I never mentioned it once. What's the word? Kardashian.