First, I should mention that my inattention to this blog has been as much a function of the busyness of my life as is a function of exercising my voice elsewhere.
When I do remember RunningRabbit I think of my, so far, failed promise to explain the inspiration of the blog title. There is a story there. And, one day, maybe one day soon, I will write it and present it here. The story involves an episode from my childhood, a resolve I discovered within myself, and a surprise. The world works in mysterious ways.
Now, as to the immediate promise in the title pf this blog post. Let’s take up Social Media first. By which I mean the Facebooks, Xs (nee Twitter), et al. I never joined any of them, but, do not feel I have missed much. I haven’t missed what happens there, it is reported widely in other ways. I haven’t missed the arguments or the fools. Social Media is more sewer than salve. I am proud that I avoided belonging. But, that isn’t to say I have been silent. Comment boards at websites, mostly at two websites, have given me an opportunity to share when I feel the need. I have tried to keep it civil, and sensible. Mostly succeeded. Common sense is one of my strengths. But, it is not enough alone, so, I continue my education every day. Yet, I know I will never achieve expert status in most areas of interest. Though, sometimes it seems that the experts lack to vision to see outside their discipline, or that they lack the modesty to listen to novel (to them) understandings interpreting the known knowns. My approach is always to offer my best without insisting on my way or the highway, so to speak. It is easy to do. No guarantees, no expectations, no disappointments. I live to control my results only. Enough on that for now. Except to say that I have pulled back from comment boards in the last two weeks, and am reorganizing my mind. First, I really need to reinvigorate myself physically and intellectually. I am lazy and tired, to use a common parlance. My house requires a great many improvements, and mind craves a new direction. So, now as I enter retirement and become my own boss in a more complete sense, I need to reinvent myself. I know the larger world will get along without me while I fix my world.
