Yeah, I’m just as bummed out about this as everyone else is. I hate change. I mean, I really hate change. And I can’t quite believe how overwhelmed I’ve been feeling as I realize how much I’ve grown to depend on, and draw strength and comfort and inspiration, from the relationships I’ve formed over time with so many commenters here. It’s very strange how one can come to feel so emotionally close to people one has never met, just from arguing politics every day, for weeks and months and years. And with very few exceptions — really and truly, very few exceptions — I feel a very deep and real affection for all the regulars here.
Okay, now that I’ve got that out of my system, let me say this: The world has not come to an end. I will still be blogging at TMV, and TMV readers will still be able to comment on my insightful, sharply intelligent, terribly discerning, very immoderate posts. I have taken a page from Mikkel’s book and set up a “mirror” blog where I will cross-post everything I publish on TMV. Also, Tyrone will be setting up for me (and for any other contributing writers who ask him to) a comment box that functions like email but offers greater privacy for me. I’m probably not describing it well, but I’m sure you’ve also seen it on other blogs or media sites. I will have a text block in every post I put up at TMV with the link to my mirror blog as well as my Twitter account.
So you guys will have several ways to reach me, and if I don’t hear from you, I will send Noam Chomsky after you. 🙂
Cross-posted at Kathy’s TMV Posts.
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