An Unexpected Reset

This weekend became an opportunity to reset my mind a little bit, and actually re-charge my "batteries." I ended up having an unexpected blogging break and it has helped me re-energize my efforts and clear my mind. I have been quite muddled lately, in my thinking and writing. I looked back at some older writing I did, back in law school and college, and it made me sad to see how articulate and precise of a writer I once was. At this point, I thing blogging, twitter, and being outside of academic circles has left me to be a creature of my own device. I have become "Gollum"-like in the way I think, write, and analyze life. Things make sense to me, but when I communicate with others something is 'lost in translation.'

Sometimes I think we all get caught up in the forrest, and we lose the trees. I know that when that happens to me, as it has recently, you start to get bogged down in the things that should come naturally. For me, writing has starting to get serious. I have tried to take on my 'tasks' and have even thought about writing some more substantial things. For those regular readers, I know that is a scary thought - me writing actual and legitimate literary work. That being said, I have found myself writing quite poorly, and at quite a shallow level. I have also found myself 'behind' on a few tasks that are time sensitive and it has made me feel (an appear) sloppy. Blogging has also put strain on me at a personal level because I spend more time doing it than I should, mostly because of my struggles 'with the pen.'

Now that I have had this reset, I am hoping that my mind will be a tad more clear, and that it will help be a more efficient and coherent writer. Let's see if that actually comes to fruition. I do know that in a few weeks, there will be another slight 'break' in blogging, but it shouldn't be anything too severe. Hopefully it will give me a chance to re-evaluate how things have been going since this weekend. A sort of progress report. In the end, I just want my blogging to be indicative of the type of thinker and person that I am, but also I want it to be both a spiritual outlet and a stone that sharpens my mind. If it isn't these things, I worry it becomes a detriment to myself and would therefore be unworthy of my time and effort. I don't think that is the case... but it is a worry sometimes. I think, though, that this weekend really helped me turn a corner and plan to use it as a springboard to jump back into shape.

Now... on to more substantial matters...

Snow & Wind

So the snow came to our area a few days ago... and it looks as if it is here to stay. On top of that, All Hallows' Eve last night, and I took my little dinosaur out to get some candy. Then the crazy "Wind Storm" we have been having. All of it means that you get a very busy blogger who lost his internet for most of the day today.

That is why you didn't see an All Saints post (or a Halloween post) from me. It is also why I am late on a few other topics, including this month's SSS order. Hopefully these things will all resolve themselves shortly.

While I am at it, is there anyone desperate for me to change anything about the blog? "Dynamic Views" for example? Just let me know. Also, #Cathdudes, I haven't forgotten about the idea, I am just a little busy. Email me if you are really interested, or DM me on Twitter. (If you don't know what any of that means, don't worry).

Oh, and I have been having dreams of podcasts and elongated written works... pray for me.

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Miss Me?

My life has been a little hectic lately, and I haven't been able to blog as regularly, or easily, as I would normally like. My readership has gone down quite a bit also, at least compared to the first few months of the year, so maybe it was a good time to be more sporadic in my posting

Also, summer is here... well, daylight is here in Alaska. We have visible light until about 11:30ish now, so it definitely makes life a little more interesting. You can decide to go do something at 6, 7, even 8pm and still have time to do it in the daylight. Hopefully in the next few weeks I can get some spring bear hunting in and finally get a black bear, but my luck has never been that good at that... so I may end up just taking a lot of hikes carrying my gun, if you get what I am saying.

On top of that there are some odd things going on in my life, making it rather crazy. None that I feel that I should share right now, but it could affect how and when I blog, so if you dont see a post for a day or two, dont fret... I will be back shortly! (I am sure all 5 of my readers will survive!).

I don't know why I do these little updates, I guess someone reads them and hopefully finds them interesting enough to make it worth my while to post them... if not I should probably just stop, and get on to a more interesting post...

The quietness

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, things have just been a tad odd for me. I will try and get a post out later today... although my day is a bit packed.

I can tell you that I have some posts in the pipes, and have been doing a better job of keeping notes on the posts I'd like to do in the future so that is good, and hopefully it will help me post some better quality things in the next few weeks.

I am currently reading the Kreeft book on Virtue, and have also started reading another more "classic" Catholic book which I already know will be the source of some good posts, so stay tuned...

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One last thing, I have a lot of "big things" coming up this week more than likely. This includes employment stuff, spiritual stuff, and a few other things. So please include me in your prayers if you don't mind... I sure could use it.

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Heading back... North to the future

Tomorrow morning... early, we head back "North to the Future!" We have been in Michigan for almost 6 weeks now, after making an impromptu trip. This is the reason for my rather random posting, and their sporadic nature.

Hopefully our return will bring some stability to our lives and my posting. We shall see. There is a lot going on with my family and I in terms of life, jobs, and living location, so please keep us in your prayers. I will try and update more on that in the next few days.

Til then...

Catching up...

I have been super-babysitting-busy the last few days for my nieces and nephews. I know a lot has been going on... but I literally didn't have the sparest second to blog.

Please let me know if there is anything that has gone on in the past few days (minus the major things I am sure to cover) that you would like me to write/comment about.

I will catch up with thing soon, and hopefully will get some posts out sometime Wednesday.... I sure wish my other writers... cough, cough, would decide to post a bit...

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Lots in the news...

A lot has been happening in politics and 'religion' over the past few days:

• The 'Tax' Vote
• DADT
• START
• Gov't Shutdowns
• Advent
• Bishops coming and going
• Christian Christmas List 'Wars'

I am trying to get to all this as well as work on getting myself some permanent employment, spend time with our family in Michigan, figure out where we are going to spend the Christmas Holiday, and of course work some more on getting employment.

I promise I will get to some of this stuff, as I am trying to ramp back up with the blog. I am also working on a story that I was tipped on tonight regarding some pretty big happenings in the Alaska Catholic world. So please stay tuned over the next couple of days and I will get what I can out there.