editing

I'm noticing just how much I'm editing what I write. I just looked at my blogger posts and found that the two I've written most recently are still sitting in the draft box. They probably won't get published because they feel like they have crossed the boundary between public blog and private journal. And yet there's a voice inside that says "maybe these are exactly the things that people want to read". The trouble is that there's another voice that says "lots of blogs are so self-centred that they become boring after a while".

So, how much is that kind of self-editing going on in the rest of my life? Probably lots - deciding what I can say with groups of people. And yet I sometimes want to say "hang the politeness or the political correctness, just say it".

So, here's an edited highlight of what's in the drafts - no, I'm not ready to publish all!

First, do the highway engineers who put in speed bumps ever try driving over them when they are in pain? I'm sure they don't, or they wouldn't use them so much.

Second, what makes me feel woozy and stiff so much? Is it encroaching age or dietary neglect? And can I really justify going to see a doctor for what may be just part of the human condition?

Simon