Hairy Museum of Natural History

Silence has once again settled over the halls of the HMNH. It came as these interruptions usually do, unexpectedly and unannounced, but this time it has remained slightly longer than usual, which I’ll blame on 2009’s heady mix of activity, uncertainty, and misanthropy. These are difficult times for museums, after all, and in this much at least the Hairy Museum is no exception to the larger trend.

The thing about these extended silences is that they become harder to break the longer they linger. This half-year hiatus has given me ample opportunity to reflect upon various aspects of the site—what opportunities to pursue, what areas to focus on or shift away from, what to do with dated information, &c. &c. &c. I’m happy to say that after much deliberation every last paralyzing concern has met with multiple, contradictory sets of even more petrifying solutions.

In the end, to move forward, I’ll commit to no plans. For now, I’ll simply stop stopping, doing what I can when I can, without grand schemes or organizational aids, trusting that any necessary rhyme or reason will reveal itself in due course.

And so: time once again to dust off old bones, put fingers to keys and see where things go from here. To work!

—Matt Celeskey.

File under: Rogaine.