Stuffleufagus

No, not at all.

I am, as they say, in a transition period.  Moving somewhere between cultivating my online self and finding a way to feed my real-life self.

I’ve been on a lot of Podcasts, Video blogs, etc lately.  But I haven’t blogged nearly at my "normal" rate.  In 2007 I averaged over a post a day.  In 2008 I am averaging 2.6 posts per week.

So I am blogging less - but that has more to do with my current workload than anything else.  Certainly it has nothing to do with the people claiming that "blogs are dead".  Blogs are the best way for individuals to tell stories.  Blogs are not going away.

Not mine, anyway.  It may appear to suffer from neglect, but it isn’t.  It, and me, are just getting a break.  I’ll still be posting, but probably not a lot, or not long posts anyway, until July.

Lucky you!

written by rob

At least according to this new Forbes report (link below).

We’re pretty fortunate - a lot of our jobs are Military related, our housing values have  continued to rise while most of the rest of the nation is falling, and we are the host city to many large company headquarters (ATT, USAA, etc).

Nationally, home prices are falling, unemployment is on the rise and the economy is expected to grow slowly–or even contract–in the first half of the year.

But some cities are doing just fine.

Take Oklahoma City, Okla. With falling unemployment, one of the country’s strongest housing markets, and solid growth in agriculture, energy and manufacturing, it looks best positioned among the nation’s largest metropolitan areas to ride out the current crisis.

San Antonio is right behind. It also features solid employment figures and affordable home prices that continue to rise. Its industries are growing; it can’t hurt that the new AT&T (nyse: T - news - people ) was formed when San Antonio-based SBC Communications swallowed the old AT&T Corp. and BellSouth.

America’s Recession-Proof Cities - Forbes.com

written by rob