One Trick Pony
One of my greatest fears is that my limited interest would become prohibitive when writing a blog. After all there are only so many areas that provide the right amount of interest for me to pay attention to them. Sports and the whole area of competition and hunting/fishing are a wasteland of disinterest. That removes a significant portion of what most men are interested in. Now I do enjoy golf (I am not even good enough to be a poor player but I enjoy the feel of a sweet drive) and watching my children compete so I am not a complete sports hater. I just do not see the need to sit in front of a television all weekend long when there are so many other things to do. What even causes more confusion to my pea sized gray matter is the bragging and posturing by supporters on each side. Maybe I am just genetically deficient when it comes to that area of socialization.
So that leaves quite a few areas of interest, right? There is science, politics, religion, my family and home life, and things that just plain piss me off. Since the election, I have not been focusing on politics. I am waiting until the newly elected government officials start making fools of themselves before I travel that path. In science, there is only so much to cover. After debunking global warming again and again and again, contributing anything additional is a little mundane. And since most of the information on the pseudo-science of man being the cause of global temperature changes gets to be old and boring after a while. Unfortunately, they have most of the world hoodwinked into thinking they are actually discovering an actual truth as opposed to fiction.
For the other two areas, it is a matter of inspiration or events occurring. If I feel an inspiration from the Holy Spirit to discuss an area of my spiritual life, I become almost possessed and consumed with pouring it onto a page. It is a most unusual feeling and the most satisfying writing I do. With my family, they are always entertaining but not always fodder for the cannon. Many of the things they do are not for the blog. They are parts of the overall pattern of life and provide the background for the paths I travel. So, as I wonder if I am a one trick pony, I realize that as long as you can vary the trick enough, it appears to stay fresh.
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Cobb
So that leaves quite a few areas of interest, right? There is science, politics, religion, my family and home life, and things that just plain piss me off. Since the election, I have not been focusing on politics. I am waiting until the newly elected government officials start making fools of themselves before I travel that path. In science, there is only so much to cover. After debunking global warming again and again and again, contributing anything additional is a little mundane. And since most of the information on the pseudo-science of man being the cause of global temperature changes gets to be old and boring after a while. Unfortunately, they have most of the world hoodwinked into thinking they are actually discovering an actual truth as opposed to fiction.
For the other two areas, it is a matter of inspiration or events occurring. If I feel an inspiration from the Holy Spirit to discuss an area of my spiritual life, I become almost possessed and consumed with pouring it onto a page. It is a most unusual feeling and the most satisfying writing I do. With my family, they are always entertaining but not always fodder for the cannon. Many of the things they do are not for the blog. They are parts of the overall pattern of life and provide the background for the paths I travel. So, as I wonder if I am a one trick pony, I realize that as long as you can vary the trick enough, it appears to stay fresh.
Icool
Cobb
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