So here I am, trying to write a post, pondering why anyone would be interested. It’s happened again, and not even a full month since I thought I was through one of my worst cases of writer’s block.
I’ve allowed myself to get distracted and loose focus on why I have been blogging. Of course I can explain a lot of reasons for this, the biggest one being a huge increase in work. You know, that deal that helps put food on the table.
However, I’d be remiss in simply using that as an excuse because it’s more than that. The worst part is that I’ve fallen into that trap of thinking that I’m not adding value. I’ve begun to debate with myself if the topics I always start to write are important to anyone else.
To anyone who’s blogged for awhile, you know these are the tell-tale signs of a number of things – not the least of which is simply procrastination. While I’ve been out reading a lot of blogs, feeds, twitter and such, I’ve not really participated to the level of my liking.
So this post is really just for me. It’s a warning sign to myself, to get me moving along and stop worrying about all the things we worry about when blogging. It’s like stage fright – I’ve literally been too concerned with feedback and I have no real reason for it. I’ve got several things running through me mind lately but haven’t made a real effort to blog about them.
Yep, another round of your favorite “data privacy” postings is going around. Does it matter? Are you an active member of society? Then you already don’t have the privacy you think you do. Why whine online?
Green this, green that. GMAFB – yes, it’s a ‘good’ thing to keep pushing to more energy-efficient designs. I just get *#&*#D&* sick of hearing about how ‘everything’s so green’.
I’d like to wish you all a day filled with good times and fond memories. Spending time with family and friends, and acknowledging all that we have to be thankful for in our lives.
We all have the gift of life, most of us the fortune of good health. We have family, friends and people we care about. We have the ability to support ourselves, and more importantly, the ability to help others who cannot.
We have varied and impressive talents to put to good use. We have people who look up to us. We have the opportunity to make peace in the world. We have the opportunity to make friends.
Though this is mainly a U.S. holiday, I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving – for all the reasons both you and I can think of. Wherever we live, whatever our politics, across all religions – we have many things to be thankful for.
So take the time today, don’t rush through it. Take time to remember all the things that we’re thankful for and find ways to help others where they need it.
FireFox 3 beta 1 is available. How I missed that on Tuesday I’ll never know. From initial feedback from friends and testers, stability is less than perfect. Your mileage will vary.
