I have made no secret of our desire to relocate, to move from the home we’ve owned for the past 21 years.

We intend eventually to move much closer to our granddaughter, about whom you’ve also read on this blog.

We have many hurdles yet to clear, many tasks to perform, many issues to resolve. I’m trying, though, to figure something out regarding High Plains Blogger.

I’ve grown quite attached to Amarillo, where we’ve lived for two-plus decades. You might say I’m a community booster and I’ve been unafraid to speak cheerfully about Amarillo’s future as I see it unfolding.

But when we settle downstate, I no longer will be as attached to Amarillo as we are at this moment. We no longer — to borrow a phrase — will “have a dog in that fight.”

We don’t yet know where we’ll end up. But I like using this blog to offer commentary on our community. I’ve used it as well to refer to the community where we lived prior to moving to the Texas Panhandle. Beaumont, Texas, remains near and dear to both of us. We made many great friends there and I miss them to this day.

I suspect we’ll lug the same kind of emotional baggage from Amarillo to wherever we end up.

But my intention will be to keep this blog focused on “politics and public policy,” even though I’ll likely be unable to comment with the same commitment on matters relating to Amarillo’s growth and development.

I do hope, though, to settle in a community that is moving forward, just as I have perceived to be occurring in Amarillo and — for that matter — in Beaumont. Indeed, that might become a criterion for my wife and me to use as we decide where we want to live for the duration.

Rest assured, though, whichever community becomes our home also will become fair game for this blog.

Decisions, decisions …