Ok sure, I could have added categories to all the posts. Hell, I used to have them. But then I decided I disliked them. I don’t know if it’s pride or perfectionism, but I don’t care for the notion of summation. I’ll settle for some. I don’t need the sum of some. So reducing my thoughts to one topic seems a little too CliffNotes to me. Hell the only thing I want reduced is the price of a prize or the width of my waist. So I’ve only chronologically categorized my writings. I reviewed this view and I liked it. I did add a few keywords to each post as a guidepost. And then I went and took a nap.
When I no longer had to struggle with sloth (I’m inclined to recline) and sleep deprivation, my conscience considered the reader who’d want to explore the arc of my thoughts or bypass those posts deemed banal. Sure, he could just click his way past those posts. But - that just seems like too much to ask.
So as a general rule - the initial posts are primarily my random thoughts or my comedic commentary on contemporary culture. I spent the summer more in reflection and contemplation. I spent the autumn in acquisition and I spent the winter wrestling with confrontation. I spent the spring dealing with resignation. And I’ve spent April organizing this organization.
I began my blog in February 2007. I write it completely, entirely, and without omissions. I stand by the words. They mark my moment. Of course if I stumbled onto this I’d think - “Man! What balls! Does he know the meaning of the word hubris?” Of course I do. Yet if I didn’t think I had a voice - would I have produced such a volume of work?
Hear me or not. I just want it said.
