I’ve been blogging since May of 2004. Back then, I thought I’d never run out of material. Today, I wonder. Because in the ensuing three years, I’ve pretty much said what I’ve had to say about the changing of the seasons, various human quirks, even our president. I’ve commented on more than one book that I’ve read and more than one meal I’ve eaten. I’ve saluted friends and family, and also made fun of them.
It’s made me wonder how columnists do it, week after week, year after year. I think of Molly Ivins, Ann Landers (although she had people sending her grist for her advice mill), Bill Moyers, Anna Quindlen. Where does their inspiration come from?
I don’t have the answer; I only know it’s gotten harder to find topics that I haven’t already exhausted. But that doesn’t mean I’m giving up. Rather, I think it means I should plumb greater depths, take greater risks, and offer a more arguable message. I’m not sure, but in the coming weeks I may plan to explore more controversial subjects, not for any readership I have garnered, but for my own education.
In the end, blogging should inform both the blogger and the bloggee.
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