Summer seems like a good chance to take some time off from this blog.
For one thing, I'm tired of being a crank. It seems like 95% of my posts are nothing but barely-contained, childish outbursts, and I have to imagine that after awhile, this gets tiring to read. Even Pat Reusse breaks up his curmudgeonly side with the occasional human-interest story. Sitting around and pointing out the failures of others is no way to live. I love sports; they're fun to play and fun to watch and, most of all, fun to watch with others, and nobody likes the pessimist who is perpetually squawking from the corner of the room.
For another thing, posting every day makes me feel like I must post every day, and I'm not so sure that writing often isn't the enemy of writing well. I have been slinging down tripe lately, absolute bilge and complete balderdash, all in the name of having something to say. It occurs to me that writing just to have something to write, is nothing more than getting effect mixed up with cause.
A break, then, and for how long I can't say.
I'll obviously post links from the other regular sources; I'll be writing Monday columns and game recaps at Twinkie Town, and weekend links on Saturdays at RandBall, and I'll be writing once a week for the T-Wolves Blog as well.
I'll sign off for now; catch ya on the flip side.
Monday, June 01, 2009
On Hiatus
5 comments:
I disagree with all the bad things you said about your writing, and agree with all the bad things you said about everyone else.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boo.
This may be the saddest day of my life. Where else am I going to be able to find my MN sports updates?
It's never a fun feeling to savage a team that you like on your blog everyday. I know the feeling. I am not interested in posting much about the Twins this year. I haven't watched them either, which is why I don't even post my thoughts on the team this year. The Twins are drawing apathy for me. What is the point of beating them up and watching them lose every night?
So far, the Twins are great at home, and horrible on the road. When we know the outcome, why even watch? Why waste time when you can find something better to do? I have been spending more time reading the Bible. It's entertaining, educational, and relaxing. I will take that than watch a team lose, and get ticked off.
I think I have gotten to the point where I don't care about sports anymore. It happens when you got four local professional sports teams that are not very good.
I just hope the teams get better, and maybe you can start writing, and fans will have more to say. It gets old after awhile when fans rant. The losing has got to me, and I am just not interested anymore. You would think executives and ownership would care, but that's not the case so why should fans care?
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