You may remember that I tried to kill this site back in 2006. March 6, 2006 to be exact.

Why?

Mainly because of personal reasons, but partly because I got tired.

Back in the day, I was churning out 3 to 5 posts a day on hard hitting political issues. I built my audience, got linked by some big names and then I peaked. At that point I had a choice to make: would I push through, redouble my efforts and become above average or even big or would I just drop off the face of the blogosphere? I chose to drop off the face of the blogosphere.

My hiatus lasted exactly 1 month. When I returned, I was different. Politics no longer held my interest. I mean, how many times can you write about the Mainstream Media being biased? How many times can you point out the hypocrisy of the Left? How many times? It gets old. You get tired of bloggers on both sides, Right and Left, screaming like little school girls. Finally, you reach the point where you begin to wonder “What’s the point?”

That happened to me, but because I am a sentimental fool, I couldn’t quit blogging. So I changed my style. Now I write about my life, my job, my family, you know, boring stuff. But you know what? I don’t care. I enjoy writing. It soothes my jangled nerves. But I no longer do it in hopes of being a big name or of making a difference. Those that read me, like what I have to say, the other 280 some odd Google Image searchers per day just want my pictures.

In the end, I’m happy with where I am and what this blog means to me.

I was reading Ace of Spades today and I got bored. I had already caught up on my regular reads so I figured I would begin hitting random sites from Ace’s blog roll. I found out two things: first that Ace hasn’t maintained his blog roll in several years and second that there are a bunch of former bloggers out there.

It was like walking through a cemetery. Some sites would have the customary Final Post, while others just stopped. There were also some whose domain no longer existed. It was actually kind of sad to see.

So what happened?

Most probably just got tired of blogging and reached the same conclusions I did. Some just walked away one day, forgetting that they were ever a “blogger” while others said farewell and almost reluctantly walked away.

They were bloggers just like me. They had passions and dreams and pet peeves, and they wrote about them every day. Then one day *poof* it’s over. Some had been at it for years, while others blogged for two months.

The sites where there is no Final Post but only the last random post they wrote, intrigued me the most. What happened? Do they ever stop by their old site? Why not write that final Farewell Post?

Rest assured, there are bloggers springing up every day who more than replenish the ranks, but there are still those that trudge on. Some adapt or change their style, while others still sound like screechy little school girls.

Me? Like I said, I’m too sentimental to give up. This little blog means a lot to me and I can’t even imagine life without it.