Well, this is embarrassing. I said I was going to do
research into a major subject for my blog and I’ve tried. For the last month or
so I’ve spent two to three days a week working on a project that I’ve thought
about for a long time. It originally started as a curiosity question on my
part, but I soon realized it had the potential to be a blog, so I worked on it
with that in mind.
Then the problems hit. With the crazy weather we’ve been
having in Seattle, I don’t always sleep well. If I don’t sleep well, I have to
fight off a cold or at least the beginning of one, which makes me tired and out
to lunch mentally. I’ve learned not to do anything important to me if I’m not
up to it mentally, so that slowed me down. I finally figured out how to sleep
well no matter what our crazy weather does, but I do wish it’d make up its
mind. Either settle into our usual hot days (80’s – 90’s) or the cooler days
with high humidity or even rain.
The next problem was a carnival. I live in a part of town
that has yearly Jubilee Days about the middle of July. Every year there’s a
carnival complete with rides, games, food, and music. Last year it was held at
a school across the street from us. We were given the impression then that it
was a one-time thing because the park where they normally set up was having
some maintenance done. Turns out the maintenance was actually an installation
of astro turf, which means the park can no longer host the carnival. That also
means that from now on, the carnival will be held across the street from our
house. I was so aggravated that I e-mailed the organizers who did what they
could about the noise level before suggesting I contact the police. The police
told me that the carnival had a permit and there was nothing they could do till
late in the day. Somehow on the third or fourth day, my roommate found the
manager of the carnival and it turned out to be the same man who was in charge
last year. He told me that if I’d come over and talked to him, he’d have moved
the speakers, but I can talk to him next year about it. I’ll admit; that was a
bit of a “duh” moment. I only wish I’d thought to go looking for him at the
start. He’s a nice guy.
Then a friend of mine called and needed help. I was glad to
help her as she’s one of the few friends I still have in my life from my
younger days. That took more time than I expected, but then as my roommate
says, “If a job is ever easier than you expected; tell me how you did it.”
Oh, and this past week, I’ve had headaches a couple of days
from grinding my teeth in my sleep; even with a night guard. One day it was so
bad, that I decided to make a cup of hot chocolate, which is the only caffeine I
can tolerate. I also wanted it be extra rich, so I put more sugar in than
normal. The sugar didn’t do what I hoped, but it did make me sick. I literally
spent the later part of the day in bed because I was so nauseous. I missed
dinner that evening and ended up snacking on salty proteins late in the night –
steak jerky, salted cashews, and then some raw cashews. The next morning I was
much better, but slightly queasy all day. I’d been dreaming about bacon for
breakfast, so I made myself not one, but two bacon and egg sandwiches for
breakfast. Normally I only eat bacon at most, once a week and never more than
two pieces because of the sodium, but I had a serious craving that morning.
The subject I’ve been researching is not only Biblical, but
it’s two sides of one coin - forgiveness and repentance. Add in the fact that
there are a few tenses for each word and that means more to look up regarding
each part. Present tense (forgive) and past tense (forgiven) for instance. I’m starting to realize that while it would
make for a great blog, I can’t do it in a month, if I ever do write it.
All this made me realize that trying to write a blog about
random subjects isn’t as good of an idea as I thought at the start. I’ve read a
couple of times that a blog should focus on one subject. One that the writer is
passionate about. There are a few things I’m passionate about, but I honestly
didn’t think I could write a regular blog about them. I mean I love
glassblowing, but I can’t afford to do it right now. Which is too bad, because
it would be fun to grow in that skill and share the journey with you. I love my
cat, but I’m not going to take a bunch of pictures of one cat and try to make a
blog out of her, either. Then I was talking to my roommate recently and I
realized that there is something I’m passionate about; have been for most of my
life and I could easily write about it. Books!! I love to read! Always have
since I first learned what letters are and how they form words, which can be
made into stories. So dear reader and followers, this week I will start a new
blog about the books I read. I often read two to three books a week, but
sometimes I only read one. It really depends on how long the book is and how
tired I am at the end of the day as I do most of my reading in bed.
I’ll be up front about my reading and tell you if I didn’t
like one and why or if I loved a book and why. Did it keep me up half the night
wanting to know what was going to happen next or did I enjoy it enough to
finish it, but not enough to stay up late? I used to finish any book I got at the
library because I figured I’d chosen it, so I should finish. One day it hit me;
life is too short and there are too many good, well written books out there to
read something that bores me to death.
So I hope you’ll join me at my new blog, “The Avid
Bibliophile.”
Here's a link to my new blog:
https://anavidbibliophile.blogspot.com
https://anavidbibliophile.blogspot.com
