{"id":12366,"date":"2017-01-29T04:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=12366"},"modified":"2017-01-28T06:26:57","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T11:26:57","slug":"blog-break-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=12366","title":{"rendered":"Blog Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I dislike having to take a break from writing this blog, but for the next seven days I will be on the left coast of the United States where…
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\n… I am responsible for facilitating eight (yes, count ’em, eight) back-to-back-to-back and concurrent meetings among scientists and professionals in my field.<\/p>\n

This is my “annual meetings week” where I am on stage in front of all those attending these meetings for five full days. (And thankfully, no suit\/tie required. Just boots on my feet and business casual clothing. Perfect.)<\/p>\n

For the last six months, I have collaborated with appointed work groups to organize all aspects of these meetings. Developed and refined agendas. Recruited plenary presenters. Advised partners on their presentation content. Created a pictorial biography booklet for all attendees, and much more.<\/p>\n

I will be busy from before dawn until well into the evening each night. I just will not have time to write posts for this blog.<\/p>\n

Plus, as usual, I am out of ideas to write about for the blog, anyway. I can really understand why bloggers stop writing, because there are no new ideas. Interestingly though, this blog is receiving more visitors on average now than the website<\/a>. Probably because people search questions about boots, leather, motorcycle gear, being an out-and-open confident married gay man — and this blog has a number of posts about that content that rank high in search engine results.<\/p>\n

Well, thank you for following this blog as loyally as you have. I will be back after I return home and have a chance to catch up with my beloved spouse.<\/p>\n

Life is short: do your thing, and do it well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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