Uber-blogger Tim Challies posts probably 50 posts a day and reads 10 books a minute, even after his wife gives birth. One wonders if he actually does web development for a living, or merely as a distraction from blogging & reviewing books.

Popular blogger Amy Scott has a baby in March, a full-house (five kids under eight years old)… and keeps on blogging. And not boring, pointless posts, but neat little tidbits of sometimes profound always amusing thoughts.

The Dings have a baby and a month later are nearly as silent as, well, not our house. With the number of children growing exponentially every two years (2002: 1 boy, 2004: 2 boys, 2006: 2 boys and 2 girls), it’s maybe no wonder we’re a bit too overwhelmed by the pace of life to faithfully blog.

Hey that (the lead sentence for the previous paragraph) reminds me. I couldn’t stop laughing at some of these bad analogies. Here’s a sample:

• He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree.
• John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.
• Her eyes were like two brown circles with big black dots in the center.

In addition to being busy taking care of the lil ones, I think, there is another reason for our silence. When J.I. Packer was asked for advice he would give to someone who wanted to become a better writer, his first suggestion was: “Don’t write until you have something to say.” ‘Nuff said.