I’ve written technical manuals, technical bulletins, and office memos which are devoid of opinion or humor. Since joining B/R I have written more for myself in the last nine months than I have in the previous 49 years.
It’s been a joy to write and comment on my favorite subject—sports.
For the 50th article I thought it should be special. It should be in-depth and well-researched. I should break out the slide rule and use a bunch of statistics.
Where to begin? Which sport? What subject?
Then I thought, "I haven’t wrote one of those yet, not once in the past 49 articles so what makes you think your going to write one now?"
My internal voice said, "Quit your whining and get to writing."
My writing has been cathartic. I have purged some demons. I also gave the voices in my head an actual written outlet.
Now, not only do I get to laugh at my own internal jokes, I have some real people laughing at those jokes too.
My wife tuned me out long ago; failed comic indeed.
My college-aged kids have asked me to stop spamming my article links to their Facebook pages; they’ve heard all my jokes, more tha...
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