Be careful what you wish for ....

it may come back to bite you."
I can't be the only person who grew up with that saying, and like most of us I don't always heed it's message. But I usually recognize it's presence when I get bitten.
I am not sure whether the past week has been a case of this or just some minor karmic payback.
Unlike most my age I usually embrace change. The constant shifting of my environment and interests is something I have grown accustomed to over a lifetime and would probably miss if stopped. Even the caption on the signature line of my checks stay "That which does not change STAGNATES!" Well, they did say that before I stopped using them.
No everyone is fond of changes, even when an update or revision could enhance their situation.
I can understand insisting on the status quo when some something new clearly hasn't addressed the full range of its potential impact. Change just for the sake of change is just disruptive, and often nothing more than someone stroking their own ego.

My karmic payback? Well after being very willing to revise work material I found myself bombarded this week with changes to the previous changes for the last five days! Alright people! Think it through and decide what you REALLY want, before you ask to have it changed!!!

Once again it has been proven to me just how cyclical our habits and interests can be.

In the late '80s I was very active on the internet discussion boards - back before we really had pictures and "w.w.w" had taken over modern life. But sometime around 1994, I overcame my addiction to online political and sociological debates and scaled back my use of the internet to employment and mercantile pursuits.

However, in the last month I found myself unable to ignore my old haunts and before long my signature was seen on responses to discussions as widely varied as Korean table manners, Japanese airport security measures and speculations on FDR's moral conscience.



So far this has not interrupted daily living or even hindered my watching BBC America, IATV, AZN or History International. But I am wondering if the addiction to socio-political discourse is creeping back in to my life, or what may be even worse ..... writing essays and editorials again.


Oh, I hope this is just fueling another spate of novel writing!

Or maybe its just the mind warming up for blogging to come.

Getting a Grip

If you have already found this fledgling blog, congratulations. You either know me personally, or you spend a lot of energy surfing for something you still haven't found.

As soon as I get a grip on how this works, I will illuminate where the Taln's Grasp reaches.