Well, it has been a while since I said I would write every day, and I have not been doing that. The reason for that is three-fold:
- I have been battling the forces of procrastination.
- I have been legitimately busy; more about that later.
- I am trying to understand what this blog is meant to be. Is it politics, is it culture, is it retirement? I don’t know.
- A bunch of stuff happening in the world has put me in a grim mood, and I worried about writing publicly while upset and angry.
Regarding these points, what is the plan going forward? I am going to do better posting regularly. I should have the time and mental space to be a better poster.
The last few months have been busy. I was travelling with my wife, finally going to see Stonehenge, which has been a bucket list trip for me. We bought a cabin in Newfoundland and went down to close the purchase, and I now live there.
What is this blog? I still need to find out. The way to find out is to write; over time, a vision of what this is for will emerge. I have single-digit readers, so it is primarily a hobby for me, not a product for the outside world, although I share it.
A few years ago, I was optimistic about the world’s state of affairs; currently, I find it hard to muster the same levels of optimism. I have to reduce my intake of news as it tends to cause me stress and concerns that are not good for my mental health. I want to write about some of these issues, but I must be aware of my mood when I engage them.
This is a mess of ideas as I sort things out by writing.
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