A New Day

Things are finally slowing down at my day job. Let me say a quick “Whew!” The short version, if you haven’t been following along, is that my department has undergone a radical change. What was for many years a department of one, me, and recently a department of two, is now a department of eight, with one more coming on board very soon to make nine. Our direction has changed slightly, but the biggest change is we are taking on new tasks directly related to what we have been doing all along.

The new tasks are things we have wanted to do for quite some time. The difference is an accelerated time table to take these things on to our plate. I know, this is supposed to be the short version. Let me shorten it even more. I like the work we’re taking on and I like the new focus. I also like the increased hours, especially every other Friday.

About Blogging. You probably wondered if I’d get around to that. I have, you may know, several other blog projects going. Those will continue. I am particularly interested in growing the Brick Blog. There are many reasons, not the least of which is that I’m really just a kid who’s been hanging around this world for 54 years. The proximity, less than 10 miles from home, shorter in a straight line, and the impact it is going to have on this area make it a very exciting project to watch and anticipate. I’d be lying if I didn’t mention the fact that I believe that there will be a tremendous economic benefit from the park, and that I hope that some of that will rub off on the blog.

And then there’s bRight & Early. In spite of the recent posting shortage, I really haven’t forgotten about this place. The five years I’ve spent writing here have been wonderful. The internet friendships have been an unexpected (really unexpected, not like all the “unexpected” consequences the old media reports on every day) bonus. Still, there is a sense of what do I want this blog to be when it grows up.

Every blog, or at least the successful ones, has to find it’s voice. Will your site have lots of quick posts with lots of links, or fewer posts that are mostly your own writing? Will you crank out ten or more posts a day, or just one or two a week? Quote many other sources, or few to none? Believe it or not, bloggers think about these things, myself included.

How does all of that apply here? Well, I think it’s quite obvious that I’m not going to start turning out 10-20 posts a day. Those kind of short posts may be quick to write, but they still take a great amount of time in research. And despite my recent output, I don’t think that one or two longish posts a day are quite my style (I tend to get to a point in a long post where I’m just ready to stop and hit “Publish”). I guess that just leaves some sort of middle ground.

My first goal is to strive to get out one good post a day — more my thoughts and commentary, and less trying to be the first to hit the net. One thing that has held me back has been avoiding writing about things that “everyone else” has already covered. I do believe I have something to add to the discussion. Goodness knows you can’t be a blogger without that belief. This will have to be that post for today. While this is a new day, so is tomorrow. Have a great day!

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