{"id":49130,"date":"2015-04-01T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T15:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/site\/2017\/2\/1985\/a_look_back_to_april_fools_day_2007-harmon_to_shut_down_titusonenine_aband\/"},"modified":"2015-04-01T15:30:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T15:30:16","slug":"a_look_back_to_april_fools_day_2007-harmon_to_shut_down_titusonenine_aband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=49130","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back to April Fools Day 2007–'Harmon to Shut Down TitusOneNine, Abandon Blogging'"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Noted blogger and conservative Anglican theologian The Rev. Canon Kendall S. Harmon, who runs the highly-trafficked weblog TitusOneNine, announced today that he is giving up blogging. Dr. Harmon, an Oxford-educated theologian, explained the sudden change as an inevitable move that was long overdue.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter how you look at it, the Anglican blogosphere has been an abject failure,\u201d\u009d Harmon said in a telephone interview from his home in Summerville, South Carolina. \u201cWhat has it done? Has it exposed the spiritual depravity of the Episcopal Church\u2019s leadership? No. Has it been a key source of information for tens of thousands of Anglicans in America, who up to now depended entirely on the mainstream media and diocesan newsletters? Please! Has it brought together orthodox Episcopalians from all over the country, and helped position them for a renewal of Anglicanism in North America? Yeah\u201d\u00a6\u201d\u009d he huffed, \u201cRight.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n

Some of Harmon\u2019s colleagues were stunned at his announcement. \u201cI just saw him at a Starbucks in Plano a few days ago,\u201d\u009d said The Rev. Canon David Roseberry. \u201cHe had his laptop open and his cel phone to his ear. After I got my skinny venti mocha latte, I shouted his name several times. At one point I banged on the counter really loud to get his attention. He didn\u2019t even look up. I know he heard me, because he raised his hand and made some gesture, like he was waving toward the door. But he was fixated on the screen, pounding the keyboard like a man possessed. He was truly in his element.\u201d\u009d
Harmon has been aggressively dieting since the summer of 2006, and some experts speculate that the reduced caloric intake may be affecting his judgement, perhaps loosening his grip on reality. \u201cCome to think of it, the frantic calls between the hours of midnight and 3:00 a.m. have increased dramatically,\u201d\u009d says Bishop Martyn Minns of Virginia. \u201cBut on the other hand, look at him – he\u2019s positively svelte. One might even say \u201d\u02dcaerodynamic.\u2019\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n

Tenuous connection to reality or not, Harmon says he is excited about combining exercise with his diet. \u201cNow that I won\u2019t be spending nine, ten, eleven hours a day parked in front of a computer working on this stupid blog, I can spend more time on my pilates.\u201d\u009d Neighbors even claim they have been awakened in pre-dawn hours by the sound of Tae-Bo tapes, coming from Harmon\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe used to be such a nice boy,\u201d\u009d said Mrs. Mildred Kratz, an across-the-street neighbor of Harmon\u2019s. \u201cAlways blogging. I\u2019d see him in the yard and say, \u201d\u02dcNow Kendall, you need to get back in there and blog. That blog\u2019s not going to write itself!\u2019 And we\u2019d just laugh and laugh. Nowadays, the only time I see him is when he walks down the driveway to get the mail, and even then, he doesn\u2019t speak\u201d\u00a6 just makes a big point to flex his glutes as he walks back inside.\u201d\u009d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From there: Noted blogger and conservative Anglican theologian The Rev. Canon Kendall S. Harmon, who runs the highly-trafficked weblog TitusOneNine, announced today that he is giving up blogging. Dr. Harmon, an Oxford-educated theologian, explained the sudden change as an inevitable…<\/span><\/p>\n

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