Two years a slave

Tomorrow marks the start of my third year blogging. I usethe term “slave” somewhat facetiously and certainly not in the word’s abhorrent primary meaning. But the second definition—working without remuneration—isn’t too far off, and a third meaning is even more accurate: being in thrall to something, an addict or devotee. For blogging is abeguiling habit. You put athought, an image, or a question out there and wait. The reaction can be immediate or slow in coming, what you expected or a comple...