Losing Touch

Ever since Sip retired and I went solo, I've set a goal at the outset of each calendar year of writing at least 100 posts in the 12 months ahead.

Last year I cleared that margin comfortably. I want to say I wrote something in the neighborhood of 105-110 posts in 2009.

In 2010 it looks like I'm going to fall just short of my goal. What you're reading now is the 97th post of 2010. It's occurred to me that I could sort of fudge my way to 100 posts, and I may end up doing so.

I'll at least write one more, a retrospective on the year that's passed, but don't be surprised if you see a conveniently timed flurry of activity in the 15 hours ahead.

No matter whether I reach the semi-arbitrary milestone, the goal will remain unchanged in 2011, which figures to be a VERY interesting year, blogging-wise. I've got the Great American Road Trip planned for the summer, and then in the fall I'm off to Harvard Business School, both of which will eat into my available blog-hours. As I've noted, graduate school claimed the blogging lives of both Sip and Cheddar Ben before him.

For now I'm hoping to avoid the same fate. I've set my goal for 2011, but before we get there, let's see what I can do about my goal for 2010.

- A.F.O.M.G.