One of my very good friends, first and faithful readers and giver of really good advice gave me some suggestions the other day to make this blog even better.
I’m sure it’s really good advice, for me to stick to a particular theme. She thought I could focus here on one thing and have another blog for subjects like cats and New Mexico weather. She even threw in some flattery about how I’m good at adding whatever thematic frame I want to, to a given mini-essay/blog post.
The thing is: I don’t think my brain works this way.
The last few days I’ve been valiantly trying to follow her advice. Really, I have. And I find myself dreading composing my blog post. When I started doing this, I promised myself I could write about whatever I wanted to.
Which often includes things like cats. And the New Mexico weather. Cuz, hey, I’m a creature of my immediate surroundings. Also, in some ways, all things are alike to me. It all intertwines. Kind of the tesseract view of the world. Even though a cat sleeping on a big blue exercise mat and a full moon aren’t the same pattern at all, somehow in my twisted mind, they reflect each other.
And today, all the roads in and out of Laramie are closed. It’s Homecoming Weekend and there’s a foot of snow on the ground. The pic above is courtesy of Kate Stein. The Wyoming coaches were ferried from Cheyenne in a snow plow. It’s Rockies play-offs in Denver and it’s snowing away.
We’re to hit 70 today in Santa Fe. It’s sunny and clear. Which makes all of us happy. Including the cats.
Personally, I enjoy the variety since I'm not totally immersed in the writing angst but DO love the day-to-day trivia….even that of an eldery kitty choosing where to sleep. I think one-theme blogs get tiring.
You have specific reasons for writing a blog. You have actual goals. I know it's more about the journey than the destination, but without the destination it's not a journey. It's just wandering.
Which is not without its charms, don't get me wrong. Some people make a whole lifestyle of wandering.