This evening I had the wonderful experience of going back through all the previous posts (of course, all in my case is less than a hundred, so it’s nothing for most), pushing them into the new categories.Which incidentally will not neccessarily stay the way they are. Experimental is the word.
Anyway. As I perused through the posts, which aren’t that old, I found myself thinking, Why did I write that?, and What a dingus. As short as my blogging career has been, have I really moved far enough forward to see previous lameness?
I don’t think so. I’m still going to write as I did, although hopefully with a little more skill each day.
I guess I’m wanting to know if people read their previous posts and get a little embarassed. And what, if anything, you do about it.
I want to become a better blogger, or whatever the new term will become. I think blogger is okay. It’s like saying your a journalist without being a journalist. Although I’m sure actual journalists would go bezurk over that. But it is … when I tell family members that I have a blog, there is still a sense of mystery. Or authority might be the better word. Maybe.
It might just be that I’m very tired and lacking in any usual facilities that will stop me blabbing on.
Thanks for your time.
I think we all have, on occasion, looked back at something we have said, written or coded and cringed. However I like to think that opinions are fluid things. What you wrote 2 months ago was how you felt about the topic at that point in time. Since then, you may have had experiences or read or heard something that have possibly changed your point of view. It is growth. Similarly, it is equally valid to process more data related to the topic and still arrive at the same conclusion as before.
I think a bigger crime is steadfastly sticking to a point of view and refusing to question the reasons that led you to the conclusion. But then without bigots like that flame wars wouldn’t half as much fun to watch
Comment by Brett — November 25, 2005 @ 7:01 am
Ha ha. You always bring a well thought out plan to the table Brett … It’s very true. I want to always be able to ask questions, but also to stay true to certain absolutes.
Like Diet Coke.
I mean …
Comment by Stu — November 25, 2005 @ 9:53 am