I did not intend to be away from blogging all week - initially, I thought I’d be on the road on Monday only, but it turned into a week-long trip. I’d like to be able to excuse my absence on grounds of the press of work or lack of Internet access, but as the boys would say, Sadly, No.
After my Albuquerque meeting on Monday, my friend invited me up for a visit. And when I’m here, it’s hard to concentrate on all the things that piss me off enough to require the catharsis of blogging. Yes, these visits are truly therapeutic: I even managed to watch the SOTU in its entirety without running straight for my laptop afterward. And long-time readers of ARA know that the likelihood of that usually wavers somewhere between zero and none. (Of course, I was also otherwise occupied, but that’s another story . . . .)
At any rate, I’m getting adjusted to my travel schedule now, and while I can’t promise new bloggery goodies every single day, ARA will be updated much more regularly. I’m also instituting a loose schedule of sorts here: I’ll be devoting specific days largely to specific topics - e.g., Sundays will focus on national and international news, Mondays will be devoted to Richardson’s run for the White House, Tuesdays will emphasize tribal affairs, and book reviews will appear on Saturdays. That leaves Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays for miscellaneous screeds and shameless blogwhoring for the rest of you. And, of course, I reserve the right to throw said schedule under the bus the moment another member of the Bush maladministration engages in another act of treason (or just general douchebaggery) that can’t go unanswered.
And I’m deferring the start of this great new schedule to tomorrow, because an accumulation of Native issues are the immediate burr under my saddle, and I’m getting tired of the constant irritation. So keep your reins loose and your feet solidly in the stirrups, kids, and let’s ride!
