Spit in your eye - its better than lying, anytime...

...is a line from the 70's band Cockney Rebel's song Cavaliers, which is strangely apt for Michael Arrington who is taking a break after some person spat at him after the DLD conference in Munich:

I’ve decided the right thing to do is take some time off and get a better perspective on what I’m spending my life doing. I’ll be taking most of February off from writing, and decide what the best future for me is while sitting on a beach somewhere far away from my iPhone and laptop. I’ll be continuing to write this week and cover news from the World Economic Forum in Davos, then I’ll take time off starting next week.

Not good, and I hope Mr A comes back refreshed and recharged - TC is good value whether you agree or disagree with any particular post.

The rest of the song's verse goes:

I'm horrified of modern times, I'm trying
Very hard to keep up my guard
Everything's becoming Drag, we'd best be off
Escape the bad- could be very sad
Misery coming over me, I'm thinking about
Going blind and don't want to see.

Apt, nein?