If you spend enough time blogging, it becomes hard to let go, and even harder to hand over the passwords to a guest blogger temporarily filling in.
It doesn't matter if you're basking on a beach, skiing the slopes or visiting family. You don't stop thinking about your blog, about what you would be blogging, or how you would blog something differently.
Hard as it is, stepping back from the emails, HTML codes, RSS feeds, etc. can offer a fresh perspective when you return. I learned that two years ago.
With that in mind, I'm handing over Backspin to my HonestReporting colleague (and friend) Alex Margolin. I'll be back in a week.
