But I still need time away

I put up the last two posts - photos of snowscapes and a pondering dog -- as my way of saying I'm okay after my rather dramatic announcement the other day that I was saying goodbye for now. But a sense of resignation has come over me, as I watch American machinations continue full bore in the Middle East and elsewhere. 

I think I should take time off from blogging until, say, February 2, Groundhog Day. Maybe I'll return sooner but that's how things stand with me right now.  

In the meantime I hope you'll, er, ponder the grim essay I wrote yesterday about what I termed "The American Disease," even though it's not uniquely American.

Until Groundhog Day, then --

Pundita

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