Blah, blah, blogging

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I’m not particularly verbose. I’ve been thinking about things to write but not starting them and talking myself out of writing, thinking people won’t be interested or what I write is silly or naive. What do people like to read about? Do bloggers write for themselves or pick a topic others are interested in?

My current project at work is to make a small contribution to locating the thousands of books missing in the library. As I scan the shelves for wayward titles, I come across many engaging and thought-provoking ideas that people took the time to write down and expand on. One of my interests is philosophy. While searching this section, I wondered how these individual personal perspectives became cherished and volumes of philosophy. These people were more astute, giving thoughtful reverence to fundamentals many others would not or could not. The reality is many “thinkers” are persecuted for their ideas. So, I’ll keep writing when I have an observance or remembrance. We’ll see how it goes.

“Throw a stone into the stream, and the ripples that propagate themselves are the beautiful type of all influence.” 

by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature