From the Edge of the Circle

I wanted to talk about a bit of what's been going on in my life.  Lots of new, interesting and exciting things taking place.  I also wanted to take some time and do the very last look at the news and politics for the show.  This is an arena I won't likely be covering again in the future.  There are many other podcasts that do this, and quite a few of them do it far better than I do.  I also discuss some of the changes (these are MINOR things folks -- nothing huge changing, other than the dropping of the news/politics segment) taking place in the podcast.  I also set the next two show topics:  (1) Keeping My Beliefs From Becoming a Mechanical Process and (2) Life as a Series of Poetic Moments.  Lastly, I wanted to thank all of you who have listened to the show over the past five (nearly!) years.  I do appreciate all the time that you've spent listening to me and all the comments you've given me.  I look forward to continuing on with the show for another five-pl