I picked something up via Dave Barry’s web log, which then linked to an article about how Mr. Barry will be taking some time off from writing a regular column.
I can’t link – can’t find it – to the article I read, what, 24 hours ago? Why this was so intensely interesting to me, in the article, from what I recall, Dave Barry was discussing the idea of not writing a weekly column after doing so for 30 years.
For the astrologically inclined, it coincides with a Saturn phenomena, and for the less astrologically inclined, think about it thusly, he’s been doing this – weekly – for over three decades. Any odds on stopping cold turkey?
I’ve tried, on numerous occasions, to stop writing. At this point, I’m just a little over a decade into this game, so it’s not too big of a deal. But I can’t seem to stop. Wouldn’t think of it.
Unrelated happiness:
Reading – downtown – then some miles on the trail, which lead me to the record store – wait – why do I call it record store? I don’t think there’s any vinyl there. Picked up that new Fat Boy Slim (Norman Cook) CD. “and the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply” (oh yeah, where’s that sample from?) I was going someplace with the whole happiness thing, and what happened, I get a call, “Hey, get that cranky old lady to chain up her dog, I just washed the wheels on the truck,” and that meant a quick dinner at Threadgill’s, and tossing a lure in the lake, and then, two more calls, more website development. Was just a busy as could be day.
Round a-bout, 10/21/04 3:04 PM, ya’ll said:
> The second surprise was having an actual contemporary read my chart! I wasn’t
> just getting a lecture, I was getting a genuine, “I’ve been there!!!” type of
> reading — as if someone really was understanding my life, because they had
> lived it and not just because they were skilled at reading a chart. (which
> you were that too).
There was another comment that came up from another web guy, during the afternoon, someplace between the second and third cup of coffee.
“How often do you update?”
Once a week, journal is daily.
“That’s a lot of material, each week.”
3K words for the column, plus links. Journal? Averages 10K/month. Thanks for noticing.
Very unrelated (to anything but politics):
It’s a triple-X site – not safe for work – unless you work in such a place. I mean, it’s safe for work in my office, but I’m the boss, if I caught employees doing this, oh, never mind.
