Heh heh . . . sorry

"Consistency is a virtue for trains: what we want from a philosopher is insights, whether he comes by them consistently or not."

--Stephen Vizinczey, Hungarian novelist and critic

Consistency is overrated.

Whenever I let something in my life go, be it an overdue library book, a stock that I know I should check on, or yes, a daily or at least thrice-weekly commitment to blogging, I tend to try to ignore the problem, thus making it something larger than it already is. Take writing in this blog as an example. For the longest time, say, around May 12, I wouldn't even think about checking in on Tony's blog, or my own, for that matter, because I didn't want to think about trying to write consistently in this one. The thought "I have to write in my blog," kept crossing my mind, and yet, I wouldn't, because I was afraid of what you, dear readers, would say upon my return.

Probably something like,

"There he goes again--we'll see how long this lasts!"

or

"hmmm. new post from Billy. think I'll ignore it for a week or so, then see if he posts in that time."

or even,

"it's nice to see Billy posting again. I hope he keeps it up--I like reading his informative and well-written posts."

Okay, maybe only Kwin would say that last one. Point being, I need to face up to my blogging beast, bite the bullet, jump in the pool, pop the question, get on with it--I need to put in a consistent effort here on the 'net for this to have any value to anyone whatsoever.

"that Billy--always making promises about consistency--then never delivering."

We'll see about that . . .