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Dear Readers,

After a year with Beliefnet, I've decided to move to my own domain for my blogging.  It's been a fine year -- some things worked, other things didn't.  But in the end, I'll be a better blogger on my own.  My thanks to the Bnet editorial staff; they've been very supportive.

My new blog is here: http://blog.tonyj.net

And if you'd rather just subscribe, here's the feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tonyj/IWxO

Please change your subscriptions and blogrolls accordingly.

Hope to see you there!

Tony

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So, I will re-enter the blogosphere and, quite honestly, I don't know what I'll write about.  I'm not brimming with strong opinions about anything at the moment.  I'm trying to get a small business off the ground, struggling to complete my dissertation, and working to love and support my children and the others whom I love.

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