Terry's 3M's

This is a rewrite of sorts. There is an event called Diary Collaboration that is going to be on the 24th of this month. Some online journalists will answer a set of questions in their journals on that day.

I misunderstood at first and answered the questions as today's entry. But, since the idea is to answer the questions on the proposed date, I'll rename the entry and edit it a bit. (After all--tomorrow is Easter won't exactly be true after tomorrow.)

Keeping an online journal is somewhat harder than I had anticipated.

First, there is the matter of time. A paper journal is portable (and I've lost several of them because their portability also made them easier to lose when I've moved around). That means that the computer has to be free at the same time that I have free time. With one computer and 7 people who like to use it, that isn't always easy. The kids are at the park now and Delton and Faye are gone as well. But, the kids are due home in an hour and I have to finish this and make a phone call before that hour is up. They haven't exactly been angels today and I know that I'm going to be bombarded with, "Can I play on the computer?" I'd rather be offline than trying to concentrate at that point.

Then there are decisions about what to write. Do I tell what's going on around the house? A lot of the time I do just that. But, on other days it would be pointless just to write that I did x loads of laundry and watched Star Trek all day. Other times I draw a blank even when I know I had several good ideas yesterday when I wasn't anywhere near a pen and paper.

I was hoping that the practice of writing would help me to write better. They say that Practice makes perfect. Doesn't seem to work for me, though.

Anyway, I'd better close this. I still have a phone call to make and I am hoping to get a couple of pages of Wizard and Glass read before the kiddies come home.

Thanks to for the border background set.