Temporary Defeat
It was bound to happen sooner or later. So far
this year, I've performed very well in trying to
meet my resolution to write something and post it
on this site every day. And I will continue for the
rest of the year to the best of my ability. But I
finally missed a few days. I thought about trying
to fudge it, to retroactively write and post some
content in the slots for those missing days. In the
end, however, I thought better of it. It would not
only defeat the purpose of this project, but also
prove quite impractical. If I can't find the time
to write one column in a day, where am I going to
find time to write several of them in one day in an
effort to play catch-up?
So I've decided to admit (temporary) defeat in
this battle against time, and concede that there
will be occasions this year when Life intrudes and
keeps me from writing. Which it should. I would
hope to be able to find a spare half-hour every day
for some downtime in which to write, but if the
past two weeks are any indication, that may not
happen every day. That may not happen for several
days, as was the case this week.
Already, I have met one goal, though. The task
of composing the 56,000 words since January 1 has
not only improved the overall quality of my
writing, but has also honed my writing discipline.
In short, I've learned to write better faster. And
such ability will only continue to improve as I
write on a "daily" basis for the remainder of the
year.
I hope to keep up to date with this daily column
from this point forward. But... I also hope that
Life continues to interrupt with more good times.
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One project that kept me from writing during the
past couple of days was scanning and uploading all
of the photos from my recent trip to Mike's Sky
Ranch in Baja California. Take a moment to check
out the photos at Travels
to Distant [Strick]Lands... and read
the travelogue if you missed it here.
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Strickland ALL RIGHTS
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