Oh dear. I guess I read that wrong...it's not 'a trophy' but rather 'atrophy.' The Oxford Dictionary defines this word as 'a general decline in effectiveness due to underuse or neglect.' I have been neglecting the general maintenance and management of this blog for quite some time now. I'm not aging quite as gracefully as I had originally hoped and because of this I've had to literally pick and choose what activities I continue and those I abandon.
I am very pleased with the things I have been able to with this format. It has been quite literally a dumping ground for my ideas regarding the absurdity of life in general. I'm usually an introverted person but also someone who has the urge to create in one arena or another. I've been privileged enough to have had the opportunity to write for a local newspaper, lead a film appreciation group, and play musical instruments.
I am not someone who enjoys the spotlight. In life, there are participants and observers. I fall mainly into the latter category with a very few exceptions here and there. My interests and passions are certainly not what one would call ordinary. I've never been accused of being easy to analyze. My former therapists, who once had full heads of hair, will vouch for me on this one. Some people see the glass as half full. Some people see the glass of half full. I'm the type of person that says, "whatever that object is; I'm not going near it."
At the end of the day, I realize that my interests and passions are not something I will ever be able to parlay into profitable employment which means that I will have to find the time to enjoy these things during the time that I'm not involved with my traditional vocation. However, balancing these two activities is have become too difficult for me so I have reluctantly decided to reduce the amount of time to what I like to call 'the sweet science of horseplay.'
This blog will be updated less frequently. There are simply more pressing matters to attend to at this point in my life. It is possible that my 'passion' will come back either at this address or in another shape or form but, for now, I hope the few people who actually read this dispatch from deep in the heart of nowhere will allow me a few gazillion minutes to pause....
