A quick glance at the calendar on the left of this blog confirms it. I’ve been in a post-election funk. I just haven’t had the energy or interest to post lately, and I’ve only been breezing through my RSS feeds. I’ve had a couple of half-written post-election posts sitting in VoodooPad for weeks, but just haven’t wanted to work on them. The weeks after the election have seemed a bit like the aftermath of a bomb—a lot of noise, shouting, confusion, and rending of garments, little of it focused. I felt that the best thing to do was to step away a bit and get some perspective. The true impact of November 2nd will become apparent over the next few months; I’m not sure that participating in all the hand-waving does me any good right now.

In the meantime, my mother reminded me that Texan columnist Molly Ivins is alive and kicking and available on the web. I’ve read Ivins in the past and really dig her perspective, but never had access to her columns on a regular basis. Lucky for all of us, Working for Change posts and collects Molly’s musings all in one place. Clicking on the link will take you to the ongoing collection, with archives going back to April of 2000. If you haven’t read her yet, what are you waiting for? She’s smart, funny, tough, and sharp as a Ginsu.

I imagine I’ll be back to blogging soon. The time away has been good, and I’m collecting stuff to talk about. Hope all is well in your corner of the world.

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