THANK YOU, STEVEN DEN BESTE. When I wrote that before, I was talking about stuff like this — really, a tremendous contribution to the blogosphere.

But thanks again, because the Den Beste example — with his complaints about the grinding effect of negative email, and how that contributed to his getting tired of blogging — has led a lot of readers to send me nice notes, and even donations, in the hope that it’ll encourage me to stick around.

They’re much appreciated. Thanks!