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Over the past month I've stepped back from posting to this blog for the following two reasons.

First, at the end of the year I will be leaving my full-time Web Design position, after 9+ years, to seek new opportunities. All of my free time has gone towards completing work before I leave as well as preparing my portfolio, resume, etc.

Second, I wanted to look back at my original goals for this blog and assess what has and has not been accomplished and what needs to change. A big influence on my thinking has been recent debate in the web design world over the value of new "list" style blogs versus traditional "content" style blogs. Overall more time is required on my part to create content worthy of reading.

A few things that caught me eye and made me think.

Browsers

Google Chrome Frame - A browser plug-in that enables HTML5 on Internet Explorer.

Why Corporations Don’t Upgrade IE6 and How Chrome Frame Could Help

Google Has A Solution For Internet Explorer: Turn It Into Chrome

Also some talk of accessibility issues with Google Chrome Frame.

Can traditional design principles (The golden ration and rule of thirds), that are based on a fixed area, be applied to the variable dimensions of web design? Jason Santamaria has decided to "embrace the fluid nature of the web and let go of that kind of control." Read the full article.

A few of the many reasons that come to mind related to why I created this blog.

Value
I feel I have something to share an value to add that will benefit myself and others and there is still plenty of room for new ideas.

Community
Making my thoughts and findings available to the public is not much extra effort and is a better way to share information than by email which is somewhat of a dead end compared to a blog.

Metropolis Magazine suggests ten criteria for evaluating "what is good design in the 21st century?" and how the answer has changed over time. Peter Hall suggests good design is a good argument. (via Putting People First)