Diaries and Blogs

This morning I rummaged through some old files on my hard drive, seeking some writing inspiration. I came across an old file marked “Diary”. I opened the document, and it dated back to 2003. Obviously this is a file I brought over from an old, now discarded computer.

The writing wasn’t thrilling, but it was interesting to see what I was doing back then. There were only a few entries, yet that is typical for me. I have a habit of starting diaries, and then becoming distracted. Years go by, and I accumulate blank pages.

I love the idea of keeping a ledger, and envy those who maintain the daily commitment. My mother is one such person. Each day she faithfully writes in her ledger, something she has done for years. Her ledgers prove to be a great resource for family history, missing information and just general interest.

I suppose blogging is the new ledger. But, it also gives us a public forum, it is a very public commitment, and should we neglect that commitment, it is no longer a private non-action, that blog (should we not delete it) hangs out there in the Internet twighlight zone, the last entry’s date, a day from the long ago past.

My commitment in blogging is a bit sporadic, yet I am trying do succeed in blogging, where my diaries failed. Some weeks I blog every day, and then weeks go by, and I realize I will soon enter that search engine dead zone.

I’m back again. For now.