One more voice

When I step into the world of the Internet, the cacophony of voices often overwhelms me--so many people clamoring for my attention with websites, blogs, podcasts, and videos. Sometimes I feel that there are just too many words out there. I find it hard at times to sort the good bits from the bad.

I’ve had this blog space for a number of months now, but I’ve been unable to bring myself to write a post. I just didn’t want to add my voice to the clamor. After all, what I have to say is really for my pleasure, and I shouldn’t need to make that pleasure public. Well, at least that is what I tried to tell myself. Unfortunately, I found the pull to publicize my words to a real or imagined audience rather strong.

I faced a dilemma of sorts—the need to give into a writer’s call versus the reluctance to increase the Internet volume by one more voice. Of course, the writer in me finally won. It turned out not to be much of a battle, especially when I decided to embrace the uselessness of my words.

Now, I intend to revel in that uselessness, slinging words about for the sheer joy of it, shrieking my delight.