Interim Obstacle Blogging
Trying a new tacticI've expressed, numerous times before, how frustrating it is, having an ever-growing backlog of blog entries (partially composed as drafts, partially composed in class notebooks, office pads, Post-Its,
Notepad f
iles, e-mails to self, restaurant placemats, margins of whatever else, napkins, etc..., saved as IE shortcuts, as mental notes, etc...), but not having the free time, energy, stamina, focus, or whimsicality to fully complete and publish them - especially with so many other priorities that continually stream through my days (and nights).
"You should post them," is what a
leading conservative blogger has said, as he and many others have commented about my lack of posting. It is even more frustrating to me than it is to others.
One idea I had, to keep my blog updated, until [ if that point ever comes! ;-) ] the time when I can publish the entries I have planned, is to post shorter pieces, which will mostly be related to topics that I have to deal with, which are involved, or related to, obstacles that myself (and others) are facing. Who knows - this might even inspire myself [and some who still come across this weblog], to rise up, and overcome.
These entries will be either:
Type I: Related to issues and subjects that myself and others come across, implement, or otherwise deal with, in our daily lives. (like my first post...
see below) I will try to make these at least somewhat uplifting, or helpful.
Type II: Fisking or polemicizing about current people, events, perspectives, and topics that are wrong, or which are making me mad at the moment.
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Interim Obstacle Blogging [Type I]
In one of the raise moments when I actually looked at the pull-down "Latest Headlines" feature,
in my Firefox toolbar, an article caught my eye.
I didn't shortcut-save that news article link to my Desktop (one tactic I mentioned above, for saving future blog entries) remembered that it was from the
BBC, and a
pro-caffeine piece. (I remember linking to a similarly-stanced at Matt Margolis' personal weblog... For someone like myself, it's always neat to see those types of news items.) A
web search surprisingly provided multiple articles from that news source, which could fit the description. But the thing is, just from the first page of that
hit result list, I can see that
other b
loggers have also liked this story [wow...
a lot of them!] - Perhaps that means I should go ahead with my idea, to do this type of blogging (described above) - especially the
Type I kind.
A lot of bloggers think alike.
BBC NEWS | Health | Daily caffeine 'protects brain'[Update (8-20-08): Looking at AOL Hot Searches just now, I was surprised to find just how much my fellow WWW users are into this topic.]Along these lines, I recently started going to the
local Starbucks (the actual restaurant, not the one in
Barnes & Noble bookstore... though our
Barnes & Noble one is just as good as - probably better that - the separate Starbucks establishments). I seem to keep forgetting the differences, between those types of 'adult beverages' [not the Ted Kennedy - or College Republicans - kind]... I mean, you have the "Cafe Mocha," the Cappuccino, the "Frappuccino," the "Cafe Latte," the Expresso, and whatever other drinks and variations that are available, with varying flavors, temperatures, etc... It helped that the lady the first two times I went (though not the third time, when I met with someone from
church, to discuss a vital matter... which was probably good, because I didn't need the distraction) was so friendly - she even offered to make me an alternate beverage, if I did not like the one that I ordered.
My first time, I saw a young man and woman there, who had a textbook, and seemed to be studying. I wondered if Starbucks has become the new place where students go, here
in Springfield, to meet up for group/individual studying, dialogue, reading, writing, and 'rithmetic.... When I was in
high school, I used
Barnes & Noble for that. I asked that couple this question, and they said they didn't see many other students at Starbucks. Perhaps I should go back to
Barnes & Noble then. (I certainly have more work to catch up on, than ever before... and I can't afford to have an office. Then again, if I want a place to go to work, why not use
campus? Well, that now comes attached with many memories and emotions - and regrets - some of them painful... so perhaps
Barnes & Noble would be best. Too bad they close at 10:00 PM.)
When I brought this up with someone else, he said that he thinks some people use
Panera now... I had gotten the same impression, last year, from UIS students. I think it may be because they
decided to implement open-access wireless (WiFi).
I am mentioning Starbucks, because around the same time I had the idea for this entry, I saw Starbucks being mentioned
in the news. I think it has to do with a "new brew." From my experience, McDonald's has the best regular coffee, but perhaps I should give this a try. (I don't drink coffee regularly, especially not from restaurants - though I had to many times, at work last year - but perhaps I should start. It might be better than the Red Bull.)
posted by Aakash at 7:02 PM
