Update on the status of this blog

Dear friends,

I have just returned from an exhausting trip to Europe to visit my sick mother, only to come home and now see how my brother-in-law is dying. I have spend most of my time either in hospitals, in airplanes or trying to catch up on some much needed sleep (no success on this front: I have not had a restful night of sleep in 20 days or so).

Over the past two weeks many important things have been going on, but I simply need some time to get my bearings back before I can return to this blog.

I apologize for not updating this blog recently. God willing, I should be able to do this again before the end of the week. In the meantime, please forgive the interruption and stay tuned.

Kind regards,

The Saker

Blog to remain, mailing list created, emails sought

Dear friends,

While I have not taken any final decisions about the course of this blog, one thing I can already say now: your kind letters of support have made me decide that this blog will not close so please keep an eye on it: subscribe to it, come and check it out from time to time, or send me your email address and I will include you on my "Saker's friends" mailing list. Please understand that I need a break and I need some time to decide on a new direction so stay tuned, ok?

The Saker