Ten minutes to write. Less time to read.

This is my final blog for 2005. I started writing “Ten Minutes to Write, Less Time to Read” in May, 2004 and have logged hundreds of blogs and thousands of words since. I think I’ve reached beyond my family and friends too. At least that’s what my webmaster tells me.

Today I’m reminded of last year’s New Year’s resolution, the one I translated into Greek, with the help of my computer’s font list and then turned into a screen saver. It said, “Write more, drink less.”

Well, I’ve certainly written more. In addition to blogging almost daily, I wrote a 50,000 word novel in May, jotted off copious emails, and continued to write real-live letters from time to time. As for drinking less, I’d say I fell short, although I certainly didn’t drink more.

So what will my New Year’s resolution be this time around? If I’m to translate it into Greek, it needs to be short. Maybe something like “I blog, therefore I am.” Or “Writing never killed anyone; drinking has.” Or perhaps something that has absolutely nothing to do with what has come before. Maybe my newly found interest in exercise could be a goal. In which case the phrase would read “Build body before blogging.”