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A Last Babelogue

A final note from Mark Gisleson

Thanks for the ride. This has been a blast and much as I hate to move on, as a part time obsessive-compulsive with manic-depressive traits, I’ve learned to jump off trains before they get all the way up to speed. Babelogue is a going concern and I look forward to watching it grow into a transformative asset for City Pages.

I’ve been neglecting my clients and that has to stop. Too much fun is too much fun and it’s time for me to get serious again and apply some of this newfound insight into the blogging process to my “work” as opposed investing it into Babelogue and Bush Wars (my passions).

I’m still struggling with my G3 OS 9 to G4 OS 10.3 transition, and I’ve got a lot of work to do on my career development website to transform it into a business weblogging site. I’ve got some calls out and intend to start prospecting for a few good clients, but in the meantime the break from hours of research and writing every morning is exhilarating.

One thing has become clear to me from all my reading and thinking, and that is that Bush is toast. That’s not my hope, that’s an assessment based many things, including the stunning Iowa Caucus results. Party building exercises rarely turn into plebescites, and this year the caucuses were more of a primary than coffee klatch. The results certainly reflected that. People are angry, as well they should be. Take the pundits with a grain of salt this year — regardless of the polls, this election will be controlled by the people. No Supreme Court interventions this time around.

Take care, and be of good cheer. This is going to be an interesting political cycle, and I’m sure I’ll enjoy kicking back and reading what Steve Perry and Atrios and MWO and all the rest of my favorite commentators have to say about it.

Posted by at January 21, 2004 11:07 AM

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