Authenticity: A bloggers Praxis
[Preface: As most of you know, I don't profess to be a writer nor a philosopher. Neither am I a plagiarist - at least intentionally. All italicized quotations as well as any semi-stolen materials that follow are decidedly Golombic[sic] or Sartrean. No disrespect is intended to D.S.. If not for the bird, I probably wouldn't be attempting this blog in general. Thanks R and please excuse the sometimes precocious familiarity of a newbie. I assure you that it's always done with respect. Having said that...]
Being a part time student at the University of Ornithology (hey, the tuition fees are inexpensive for the most part), of late I have been party to a number of classroom lectures and essays on the subject of writing and the art form thereof. Titles such as "What is a Writer" and yesterday's piece "Power Blogging" for which there was an additional fee. (Check's in the mail). Of course this seminar's conclusions resulted for all attendees in, well, nothing. And I have a few thoughts on that God help me.
I've been remarkably quiescent on the subject until now.
I think what professor Bird is saying with respect to blogging is to "let it all hang out" but in a perspicuously pragmatic manner and he has generously outlined the "basic steps" toward achieving that goal. However, truth be known, the inherent talent of some writers for authoring their product is an accomplishment deemed realistically impossible by the masses id est, the rest of we blithering wanna bees. (and we know who we are right?)
Golomb said,
Ultimate failure to achieve authenticity is irrelevant because it is the striving, the overcoming of difficulties and the acceptance of defeats that endows life with structure, unity and meaning...
[Choke! Cough!]The scope of this piece obviously precludes definition of "authenticity" as put forth by J.P.S. so I'll stick with, in my opinion, a funnier guy.
The irrepressible but thoroughly dead Samuel Clemons said, Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
My point? Glad you asked. Here in Blogsville, my intention is simply to write and hopefully entertain you if not only by my fatuousness. To grow in the direction of the rediscovery of [my] real self. Yeah right.
I attempt to paint in oils as well. No talent there either. But I've discovered over many year's time that the more I practice at painting the better my paintings seem to turn out. Or so my two or three fans say. There are, I think, some truly "cut above" writers here in Salonville and so far none of them seem to be blatantly derisive toward me. So it's onward and hopefully upward. Giving notice: This is the last time I'll bring this up. I promise.
12:26:27 PM 
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