Yep, I’m wrestling myself out of a ten-day web moratorium – no emails and no online reading at all. Alas, I didn’t make it to Burning Man. The sinus infection that has been dogging me since Dusty died wouldn’t quit even after two rounds of antibiotics. It seems to be on the way out now – but it wasn’t such a brilliant idea to go into the Nevada desert feeling sick and tired and phlegmy. So I stayed and chilled and slept up to 12 hours a night and read a book, believe it or not.
Two big events happened – confirmation of a horrifying chemical attack in Syria abroad and the intellectual epiphany of Joseph Bottum at home. I found the Dish’s coverage of Syria to be indispensably succinct and wide-ranging, along with the post directly below. The Dish’s coverage of the Bottum essay (my thoughts to come) was equally among the best on the web. I have too many thoughts about both questions in my head to scribble them down now, but will tackle them tomorrow.
A huge thanks to my Dish colleagues for blogging so aggressively and entertainingly while I took a breather. You have a sense right now, I hope, of the young men and women who help create the Dish every day. I’m in awe of them. They act as a human intellectual filter for everything online – made possible by your subscriptions and continued support. And if you haven’t subscribed yet, and want to support this young, but maturing talent, [tinypass_offer text=”you know what to do”].
See you in the morning.
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