Breakdown Weekend

"I hope this old train breaks down -
Then I can take a walk around -
And see what there is to see -
And time is just a melody ... "
- Jack Johnson, "Breakdown" (video after post)

Sign from the trail during the Headlands Hundred; kind of ironic that I'd stumble across it during my first-ever 100-miler.

Have you ever had so many things to do that the prospect of diving headfirst into any one of them paralyzes you from even starting? That's pretty much where I've been for the past couple of weeks, especially in regards to this blog.

I had planned to have a new post yesterday, and to make a cool announcement recently, and to hammer out some behind-the-scenes details for an upcoming round of giveaways and product reviews. At the same time, the rest of life was charging full steam ahead - and somewhere in the midst of trying to manage several different control panels at once, the train slipped slightly off the rails. By that point, my plans were so scattered that the only thing left to do was take a walk around and see where everything landed.

So this is the post you're getting instead: a brief note to say that I'm going to embrace my inner slacker for a while, chill out during this beautiful long weekend, and return next week, back on track and ready to roll. For anyone who might be worried, don't be: about 99% of the things going on right now are good. Life is a gift - it's just moving awfully fast right now. And this seems like a great time to slow things back down a bit.

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"I need this old train to break down -
Oh please just let me please breakdown."
- Jack Johnson, "Breakdown" (click to play):