We have both been stretched thin by personal and professional commitments, in addition to responsibilities related to this site.
Over the upcoming weeks, there are many, many subjects we'll dig into. For example:
However, those questions can wait a few days, or weeks, or more.
Instead, tomorrow, we're going to break format a bit. We'll do another rundown, in capsule form, of whatever news there is. Then, we're going to run some comments, organized by general subject. Each group will be followed by a comment from us. Not too dissimilar from the Sunday mailbag, except that our comments will be a bit more substantive. We think it is a time for readers to see what we are thinking, and what other readers are thinking. And we think this approach is the best way to accomplish that. We will also answer some questions tomorrow.
And then... we are taking the weekend off. We need a breather, and if we don't get one, the quality of the site will suffer more than it already has. We'll be back to normal next week. (Z)