So I am taking the plunge
So I am taking the plunge. A few years ago, I threatened to start a blog. I did the research into where to post. Asked friends with blogs for advice. Then I sat in front of my computer and did nothing. Absolutely nothing. Why? I came up with several excuses that worked inside my head: I was too busy with work (which was true). I travel too much for work (also true). I wouldn't know what to write (which was utter bullshit, that MFA I earned in 2001 must mean something). I didn't start typing because I was afraid and I lacked the motivation. At this point I was hearing the voice of my high school calculus teacher, Mr. Galanor in my head. "So smart and so unmotivated. What's up with that?" He would say, his long shoulder length hair touching the top of the tweed blazer he would always wear. "I have no doubt you can do the work. I just think you don't want to." Of course it was calculus and really who wants to do calculus, but that's beside...