So what happened, anyway?

I feel like I should explain a little bit, to the extent that I can, what happened recently that caused me to take a step back from the blog and reflect.  I'm still trying to make some sense of what happened and I think this will help me sort things out.

As most of you are aware, putting things out on the internet makes you a potential target for just about anything.  This is a wild, wooly, very public forum, and what you put out there never really goes away.  I have always tried to remain cognizant of this and have typically been very circumspect in what I've written.  I don't really write about my jobs, for example, past or present.  (Although I do admit to making some extremely veiled comments mainly for my own amusement during a particularly bad time at my previous employment.  Roger, that is what "Flee the Yellow!" was all about!)

At the same time, I have been open about other personal details (like my cancer), which I think has made my blog both an interesting read, as well as useful and cathartic for me.  I don't regret anything I've said here, even now.  However, it seems there's always someone out to make some kind of trouble for other people.  And that's what happened to me.