Eight years, and done

And I am aware this is not an airport.As of today, this site has been on the web for exactly eight years. I’ve decided to let this anniversary also be the date of its final new post. Yeah, I know: “This isn’t an airport, so you don’t have to announce your departure.” I do get that. In fact, that very bit of snark has been hanging around my brain for weeks now, intruding into my consciousness whenever I’ve considered making this move. It’s especially valid when I think about how few people actually visit the site or read its content. (Oh, it’s had a few interesting attention spikes when, say, a post was mentioned prominently on one social media platform or another; but those have been rare.) That said, I’ve sometimes heard from readers about my various posts over the years; and it’s because of those folks, as well as the tiny number who’ve actually followed the site through its feeds, that I felt obliged to offer what is, yes, a departure announcement. I always told myself I would keep…