Joe,

I’m a little late to this party, but I’ll pitch in my two cents:

I’ve been reading since well before you left S.D., but I couldn’t tell you how long. The passage of months and years has never been properly catalogued in my brain.

I read because I’ve formed a personal connection with a far-flung person whom I’ve never met. I suspect it’s because we share some traits, including technical leanings and age, for starters.

Your candidness during times of trouble gives authenticity to your writings, and I crave authenticity in my readings. A match made in heaven? Maybe, maybe not; but a fit, nonetheless.

I have no blogs to recommend, sadly. The few I’ve enjoyed have either withered and died, or ceased to amuse me (none more so than my own). I’m shopping for new ones.

Happy 7th, artlung!

Tom