I have been wondering what I am doing with all this writing and posting photos and stuff. What I like about it is that I have, now in my 651st report from me, taken on the habit of observing that I dropped when I dropped my photography bug back in the mid-90's. If the Buddhists have anything going for them at an entry level, it is the call to be aware. But concurrent with that is the realization that so much of what you begin to notice is unpleasant. I am, for example, tired of writing about news and politics because so much of the news and politics is ungood. Consider these matters just from the Canadian Federal governance bulletin board of screw-ups these days:
- A candidate for the new Conservative Party of Canada alleges thousands of her supporters are left off the list - and now others appear to have been left off as well;
- Similarly, the governing Liberals have had problems running a single riding nomination convention and ensuring the former Deputy Prime Minister moves on;
- The governing Liberals have exposed themselves as riddled with slush funding in the area of $100 million dollars;
- The military has apparently spent $160 million for computers and software that never existed;
- Elsewhere, the Feds wrote the richest family in Canada a cheque for $55 million with few string attached - a point not made clear at the time of the announcement.
So where do I go? Right now it is the photo bloggers. I should hunt out more but for a breath of air in the information overload you can do worse than checking out Place + Thyme or Satan's Laundromat.
Comments
Donna - March 15, 2004 3:52 PM
To quoteth: "I am, for example, tired of writing about news and politics because so much of the news and politics is *ungood*."
Wow, you must _really_ be tired of those "ungood" news goods. ;) I can relate to how you're feeling re: news/political blogging. Besides, many many other folks in the blogosphere are writing about the aforementioned news, so why continue flogging the same horse (metaphorically speaking)?
If and when I start up a new blog, I hope to start a photoblog element...when I save up enough for that digital camera!
Ben - March 15, 2004 4:03 PM
I've dropped writing about politics too. Usually I focus more on sports when this happens but I refuse to write about Todd Bertuzzi and that seems to be the only story going in hockey right now.
Thank goodness for March Madness. If my digital camera still worked I'd do some more photoblogging too.
Steve - March 15, 2004 4:33 PM
Is there anything else you'ld like City to do? We've given you 6 points and stuffed the Red hordes. If there had been any justice Chelsea wouldn't have walked out of our new with all the points either.
Just make sure you knock 'em out the FA cup now. After all four years ago they couldn't even be bothered entering it.
Alan - March 15, 2004 4:59 PM
Were you at the game Steve? That was certainly a joy to watch on delay last evening after a 1000 km drive thinking about all the troubles of the world and a bad back. I would be much happier if your lot could go north and do the same to Hamilton and Berwick to ensure that Morton gets to SFA - Div. 1 in May.
Steve - March 16, 2004 6:28 PM
Oh yes I was there - with my Eldest sat next to me and my Youngest sat with the away supporters, the traitor.