Good, timely essay, John, many thanks. When I was younger, because I KNOW y'all are dying to hear about my childhood, I thought I wanted to be a thought leader, though we didn't have that phrase, and the Internet didn't exist yet in its present form. Now I understand that it's way too much work and would cut into the time I would rather …
Good, timely essay, John, many thanks. When I was younger, because I KNOW y'all are dying to hear about my childhood, I thought I wanted to be a thought leader, though we didn't have that phrase, and the Internet didn't exist yet in its present form. Now I understand that it's way too much work and would cut into the time I would rather use for other things, such as reading, or watching videos of Himalayan marmots (OMGWTFBBQ, the cutest things on the planet, and another reason to be grateful for the internet). Then in high school and for some years afterwards, I thought I wanted to be a writer, but, again, it turned out to be a lot more work than it seemed at first. I'm hoping that being on Substack will help me work out these unrealized (misdirected?) desires relatively painlessly. For that I have you and an old friend who is also here with her blog, to thank.
Good, timely essay, John, many thanks. When I was younger, because I KNOW y'all are dying to hear about my childhood, I thought I wanted to be a thought leader, though we didn't have that phrase, and the Internet didn't exist yet in its present form. Now I understand that it's way too much work and would cut into the time I would rather use for other things, such as reading, or watching videos of Himalayan marmots (OMGWTFBBQ, the cutest things on the planet, and another reason to be grateful for the internet). Then in high school and for some years afterwards, I thought I wanted to be a writer, but, again, it turned out to be a lot more work than it seemed at first. I'm hoping that being on Substack will help me work out these unrealized (misdirected?) desires relatively painlessly. For that I have you and an old friend who is also here with her blog, to thank.