One of the reasons I decided to start this Blog was for the experience of doing it and establishing a new routine to incorporate into my daily life. Finding a routine in my life that allows me to reflect on events, ideas, stories, and to be able to tell them in a clear and concise manner. It's also an exercise in story telling. I've experienced long periods of writers block and found it harder and harder to face the blank page. Twitter is a terrific exercise in brevity, something one who wants to write non fiction needs. Too often I read literature masquerading as journalism and realize how self conscious the writer must be. I'm not going to say prose should never be found in a finding of facts, but it should be of some relevance.
This is a blog and not the crime docket. This is a place for twist of phrase, for the flowery observation, for the color of the the crayon. Another part of writing that adds power to words is cadence. When spoken out loud with timbre and portence, words written can change the world.
Yes, I am doing this Blog for the exercise. Yes, this Blog is an exercise in self examination. Finally yes, my brain needs the exercise. Being able to do this on my iPad is just a bonus!
One thing about doing it on a iPad though is the silent lurking auto correcter.
I wonder if there is an actual word in Latin that means Blog? A Verb please.
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