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Thanks, Norm. As I say, I think I have a post or two in me yet, but I do feel I'm riding off into the sunset sometime very soon. Would it be more dramatic if I just did it rather than talk about it? I need to be psychologically prepared, you see. Blogging affects the way I read things, even the way I think - if a thought pops into my head I wonder, Can I dash off a post about this? And I need a break from that self-consciousness. I also feel I have moved away from the original purpose of this blog, which was discussing politics and being a disgruntled Democrat and so on. Being somewhat more gruntled now, my subjects and posts have gotten increasingly personal (without, I hope, being icky), but I'm skirting closer to some areas that I'd prefer not to talk about. I've got to save some things for my memoirs, after all. Update: I'm definitely feeling the love. Thanks, Sheila. Update II: Dude, you're my sponsor. You know the best Martin Amis observation on relationships, don't you? (Actually it's his & Hitch's, which they came up with while discussing Woody Allen's "the heart has its reasons" press conference.) Wherever people use the word "heart" they should really use the word "dick." There, I got the ball rolling for you...