by Flemming Funch
I was just about to 'complain' that there are too many things out there to write about, when I notice today that several of my sources are lamenting that it is a slow day with nothing to write about.
See, I started only recently to monitor a bunch of RSS feeds from the weblogs of other people I feel some connection with. For those who don't know, RSS is a standard protocol for gathering and aggregating regular feeds of posted items from various news sources. I use Radio Userland as the program to pick up those feeds, but I will, when I have a chance, build that feature into my own NewsLog program.
But I notice that there's a risk in just being reactive to what other people are saying or doing, and trying to keep up with it all. That's not what I have in mind. I'd like to be in touch with what is going on for others, but I'd like to not be stressed out if that happens to be a lot, and I'd like not to be bored if that happens to be only a little. I'd rather start right where I am, writing about what is on my mind, or on my desk, or in my life. And then, if I have extra steam, or I need inspiration, I might go out and look for what other people are getting themselves into. In other words, I want it to be driven by ME. I don't want to be a slave to RSS feeds any more than I want to be a slave to keeping up with my e-mail, or with the news in the newspaper. I just needed to state that.
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