Monthly Archives: December 2004

Writing and listening and noticing

While there is a natural inclination when something like an old year ends to look back and review, my memory is so poor I usually make a schmozzle of it. I recall imperfectly and forget largely. So I tend to … Continue reading

Leave a comment

Celebrities and tsunamis, scale and scope

I have a great dislike for the knee-jerk cynic. I have one residing in me and it’s often a tussle keeping him bound and gagged. But sometimes I let him have his say if only because he makes interesting observations … Continue reading

Leave a comment

Intentions List 1.0 (beta)

You may have thought I was joking when I put up a post about making a list of intentions for 2005 (as opposed to resolutions). Yes, I did end the post with a mildly amusing joke but I wasn’t joking … Continue reading

Leave a comment

Resolutions, absolutions and intentions

I don’t believe in end-of-year resolutions. A resolution often requires an absolution, if only from yourself. “Gee, I really meant to do that …” So I recoil from the idea of setting myself up for a series of humiliations that … Continue reading

Leave a comment

Neglecting my writing

My blogging in December (and November, for that matter) has been lame at best. But my delinquency hasn’t been restricted to blogging. No, all my non-work related writing has suffered. I’ve neglected e-mails, my other sites, fiction … you name … Continue reading

Leave a comment