There's a lot of reasons but they all boil down to

"I've had some problems and the website isn't needed anymore anyway."

That doesn't apply to the calendar!

That's database-driven and I don't have to update it, although if it breaks and it's not easily fixable I don't know what I'll do. Fortunately it's been working just fine for the last three years without a problem so I don't think that will be an issue. I wrote it - from scratch, thank you - for that very purpose. You can still add events, and events will still disappear after their date. (If you're thinking of taking up where I've left off, you can have the code but be aware it's written in Miva Script and the only host I know of, anywhere, that has it for free is Esosoft. I shoulda used PHP but I was in a hurry.)

In fact I'm leaving the whole site as it was when I stopped updating it. Actually a lot of this stuff is still current. The wisconsin pagan mailing list is still going strong. The Deeply Rooted community is alive and well.

So's Circle Sanctuary and just about all the Wisconsin Listings in Witchvox.

For info on Wisconsin spirituality, I suggest those. You are also welcome to check out all the groups and other listings on this website. There's a good chance most of 'em are still there.

Still reading? Okay. I'll try to explain. In 1995 I tried to find people of my own spiritual path in Wisconsin, on the web. Couldn't find one blessed thing. At the same time I was learning HTML, wanted to put up my own website but couldn't come up with an original idea.

Why I went on for weeks without connecting those two thoughts, I don't know. But it wasn't until one late night just before a final exam that it finally occurred to me, and Pathways began as one web page.

Then I got out of college. That didn't slow things down much. But then I got into this relationship, see, and then we bought a house, and then my daughter got married, and then Dad died, and then WE got married, and that darling little house needed a new bathroom so we did most of it ourselves, and that got me going again on woodworking, and then my Mother-in-law needed some help, and... well to tell the truth it's been just about non-stop for the last couple years, the website fell by the wayside and I just don't have the time. I've also lost a lot of the inclination, given the (comparatively) increased pagan population around here. There's yahoo groups, everybody's got their own website, and Witchvox is doing a good job of cataloging everybody. Pathways doesn't serve the same need anymore, and I've got other projects.

I should have put this notice up long ago and I apologize for that. But here it is now, and we're going to have to deal with things as they are.

Of course, feel free to email me with thoughts and complaints. The complaints won't change things, but I'll read 'em. If you've got the urge to take over the reins, you can have everything here and I'll link to your site. Can't have the domain name, sorry. It's my main email address.

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