Mr. A, Why Haven't You Posted?

I am perfectly aware that I may be the only person on the planet who reads this blog or even knows it exists. I make all of my students aware--I've got it posted on my bulletin board--but I am reminded on a daily basis of some of their abysmally small attention spans.
Anyway.
I haven't blogged in a while because for the last year or so, I have been involved in this Graduate course from Baker University. It barely leaves me a free second, especially for reading or writing anything non course-related. I haven't read a book for fun in over a year now and the pace of some of these classes has me reading sometimes up to 6 textbooks or novels a month. Needless to say, this has been on the back burner.
That doesn't mean that I haven't wanted to blog, though. My passing interest in politics has blossomed into a full-blown passion to learn the latest political news, particularly our upcoming presidential election in November. I just keep getting this intense feeling that the heavy hand of history is carving something remarkable about this current race. The history-nerd part of me desperately not only wants to be able to say I was there, but that I was a part of it. I just keep getting the sense that everything I hear will be noted and show up in textbooks, posters, and novels for the rest of time. I feel like I'm witnessing some amazing stuff.
Like most things I'm really passionate about, I want to somehow climb inside it and wear it like a skin, to be recognized synonymously with the event or person. I realize I'm just a normal guy. Short of doing a sort of "stalker/assassin" over-the-top sort of act, the closest I'll get is seeing history made at arm's length like everyone else. Oh well.
Anyway, just because I haven't posted, doesn't mean I've forgotten. I hope to become more regular with these as these classes taper down (August). We'll see.

--Mr. Atcheson