There have always been ups and downs in the blogging world. Lately, though, there seem to be a whole lot more downs than usual.

mister victor lams is on an understandable hiatus, as is Dylan and lots of other worthy folk. Fr. Bryce isn’t posting much these days. There's even a chance that The bleat may be facing some grim transmogrification. (Aaaaargh!)

Worse, though, is that some sites have just written themselves off. One in particular had some real promise, but seems destined to follow Bob Sungenis – if at enough of a distance to make such following plausibly deniable. (N. B., if you wonder whether you’re the one, the chances are excellent that you’re not. The blogger in question (or “BIQ”) has not demonstrated any capacity to recognize any criticism of the BIQ or anything posted by the BIQ as valid. I’d really be most surprised if the BIQ has ever visited or will ever visit this most obscure corner of St. Blog’s)