Post-holiday doldrums
Starting around December 20th and continuing straight through the first week of January is, arguably, the slowest point of the year for someone like me, who makes his bones by writing about Mac-related news. Many companies shut down for the holidays and others simply quiet down prior either to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) which kicks off next week, or Macworld Expo, which kicks off the following week.
It makes for some really lean days as far as writing and posting news is concerned, but it does have some benefits. I'm able to catch up on game reviews, which are an integral part of my job, and I'm also able to work on some other job-related stuff that often gets pushed to the side during the day.