Two comments caused me to pull the cover off my typewriter, ink the keys, and type again.
The most recent untitled comment posted by natomicbomb on August 19. This welcome commentator served as a gentle reminder that I haven't blogged for almost a year! The writer encouraged me to type. His heartfelt enthusiasm warmed me up to this moment. Nathan wrote, “I love your blog Chris!!! Keep writing!!!” Thanks Nathan. Let's calculate. If I continued writing one paragraph each year until my age maxed out, then by the time I finished one personal essay, my friend Nate would be 93!
I may not be a consistent blogger, but I do write every day. I just don't post my thoughts in cyberspace for y'all to see. This is merely my procrastinator protagonist promoting personal preservation...oops, another week-gone bye. O bother. Let me justify my inaction for another 60 seconds...
I am on a journey. I write my progress throughout the day. In fact, my journal is more important to me than underwear and socks (let’s not talk about that now…). I recap personal history to bless the past. I write conversations with God. I plan projects in writing. I ink ideas about the future. I make my top six-task list. I record what I did. I list what I want to do tomorrow, this week, this month, this quarter, this year, next year, and beyond. I type correspondence for personal and business purposes. I write research papers on my critical functions and tasks. I carve archaic words on stone tablets with a rock attempting to understand good news to modern man...the point I’m justifying is...yeah, I’m still a writer even if I haven't gone public in almost 51 weeks.
Some of my favorite writing is friendly correspondence. During this past week, I have sent and received a dozen or so letters to reconnect with high school classmates. It's been around twenty years since I turned the tassel, received my secondary education diploma, said "See ya!" commencing to the next season without looking back.
Frankly, brief electronic correspondence energizes me. I like to talk back and forth by e-mail. We are so fortunate to have such an efficient communication tool! I can hack out a paragraph, get an editor to review my grammar and spelling, update the draft, send it to your mailbox, and the postal carrier let's me know when it’s been delivered. If you will, you can tell the courier to let me know when you read it! Dude, this is better than writing to my 6th grade pen Pal.
Speaking of a pen Pal reminds me of the second comment that prompted me to post this entry. On July 18, 2008, Anonymous wrote "Great discussion!!! A great book for married men is "How to Love Your Wife" by Dr. John Buri. It changed my life!!" I performed a level of due-diligence on the author and his work; then asked my wife to order a copy of Dr. Buri's book for me. By