I'm leaving town first thing in the morning for an eight day trip, and I am out of time for any more posting, but I have a couple of anouncements.

One is that the talented John Beck of Incite will be guest blogging! I think John is one of the most talented writers and best intellects in the blogosphere, but he hasn't been posting much at his blog lately, and I'm hoping that a little babysitting here might offer him a change of pace. Besides, he gets free beer, so it's a sort of bribe. He might write about anything, and I warn readers that I have no responsibility for his contents! Anyway, I thank John for honoring Classical Values with his presence and I hope you'll all enjoy his posts.

And by the way, Justin and Dennis are not going on vacation, so they may continue to appear without warning at any time. Who knows? Maybe the blog can run itself better without me, and then I'll get back all jealous and bothered!

The other announcement is that all readers should check out the new and improved Carnival of the Vanities hosted by "Zeuswood" at Harshly Mellow. I like his new approach, which is to challenge entrants to submit only their best. (I try to do that, but I've learned that what I might think is "best" is not necessarily what readers think is the best.)

I'll try to check in if I can, and I'll miss this blog, my regular readers, and my valued commenters!

Thanks everyone!

See you all on or about January 15th!