The more I journal with Write.as here, the more I consider abandoning my...

I agree with you Paolo, Write.as is dead simple and with no frills.
The software is designed helping you focusing on writing instead on formatting a post. 😉

@Numeric What's really surprising is FeedBurner is still chugging along.

I didn't know that Google's blogger was still alive...

@Dino For me, a combination of Markdown support and lightweight design make Write.as the blogging platform with the least writing friction.

The reason I stuck with Write.as is that they the have writing aspect of it nailed down. It just works. It doesn't have all the features that other blogging platforms might have, but if all you want to do is write, it's hard to beat.