Writing is a habit. What happens when you don’t stick to the habit is that you waste a lot of time trying to ramp back up to the pace you need to be at in order to be productive. My plan has been to set aside a chunk of time to write. I have been marginally successful at times and not successful at all as of late. In truth, I have been sucking at being a constant writer. I’m still working on it.
No, these ten minutes aren’t enough.
They count. They serve as a warmup of sorts or a download at the end of the day or a rant on the occasion such things are called for (I have a great deal to say about the way our government behaves in regards to political polarization). However, I am talking about two good hours of butt in chair. It isn’t professional level time, but it is a good and healthy chunk of effort that serves to get me going.
Some Thoughts:
- First time in a while that I have been truly ravenous. I ate everything in sight when I came home and it all tasted amazing. That being said, I cheated on my diet a bit. While a lot of what I ate was salad, I did inhale a bunch of chocolate and potato chips as well. Balance?
- College football is back and I find that I really enjoy the game at this level again. I started to not care for a while and now I am back. Iowa State is back and up 7-0 on the Jackrabbits, but that game is going to need to be rescheduled. Weather got really bad fast.