Must I publish or perish?

And, omigosh, when did I last see one of these? I first learned to type on a manual, and did that thing ever need some pounding!

Seeing it reminds me of the saying about some career paths: \”Publish or Perish\”. It seems to be the same kind of thing with a blog. In order not to lose readers, you\’ve got to keep coming up with new stuff.

That\’s not always so easy. It was particularly difficult before I got the idea of composing blogs over the weekend; and scheduling them to be published during the following week or two.

Even composing blogs ahead of time wasn\’t always easy. Sometimes I simply can\’t thing up that many topics at once. Trying to come up with blog ideas day by day, after having worked all day at a regular job, makes me feel put on the spot. Of course that makes it even harder for me to come up with blog ideas; and I don\’t always have something ride-related to blog about. Browsing free-art sites for suitable pics only added to the stress; not to mention that the process took more time.

On weekends I have more time; and thus I\’m more relaxed, which lets my mind works a little better. I can begin a blog, and save the draft if I can\’t think of enough to say (well, type) at the moment. There\’s more time to hunt for pics, too.

Getting back to Publish or Perish, I saw a cartoon somewhere. It showed a tearful person standing beside a gravestone that read: \”Published, but Perished Anyway\”!