To blog or not to blog, that was the question.
Well, I've gone and done it now. Until now, I have resisted this decade's "in" thing... to create a blog and share my most insipid, trivial mind dump of the goings on in my life. I mean, I haven't had a Dear Diary since I was 7 years old and I kept the pink little book under my pillow locked against my brother's prying eyes. If I'm writing in a blog, I should be spending that time actually writing writing, right? I had a journal while I was traveling and that just got to be old. What would be the point at this stage in my life?Well, I haven't been writing writing lately, (though I'm secretly hoping that this kick starts that). Stir into that pot all the idiotic occurrences that have been happening in the world today, especially my own country, state and city and what is passing for the News these days on TV and in some print publications.
I have to say that for most of my life I was blissfully unaware of what was going on around me in society. I didn't watch the news (except CNN's Headline News) or read the paper, listen to NPR, or anything else that could inform me as to current affairs. I never voted, didn't know who my congressman / woman was or even how many Supreme Court Justices there were. I can't say that's true anymore. I've been infected with information feeds, with caring what's going on, how those we've put in charge are taking care of things, and how people are being treated. The downside of that is that I just can't believe what I hear is going on or what is being covered.
So, trading on the nickname some friends gave me, I thought I would start a blog to "dagger" some of those topics that I think are really dumb and hope others think they are dumb too, should be brought to light more or just to get the pieces out of my brain so that the space can be used for more important information :-). Thanks for coming along on the journey with me.
posted by velvetdagger @ 9:09 PM
3 Comments:
Welcome to the blogosphere, VD. It's good that you're writing, no matter what the topic. It clears out the synapses and makes way for all kinds of ideas to flow through. I look forward to reading your perspective on things, especially since you view events with a fresh eye.
So the blog bug got you, too, eh? I agree with Beth that writing is writing, and this will help your ideas flow. Best of luck in the blogoshere.
Wishes
Blog on, dear friend, blog on!!
Good to see your thoughts are still clear and your wit is at the ready. Wherever this may lead you , the journey is where the real adventure lies.
Best Wishes- The Aimless Wanderer
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