Writer's Blog: Striving for Meaning

I haven't posted here in nearly two months. I want to post a lot more often, maybe even once a week, but I can never think of anything. It's the way it goes with writing. Sometimes ideas come so fast. Sometimes you have so many thoughts and other times its a struggle. Some blogs, although I admit I don't really follow them, have a theme. The person posts every day, or every week, with the same criteria.  

They might, for instance, write top ten lists. This means that the format is already determined and they just have to decide on a theme.

I could do the 'The Ten Best thinks about..." We all like lists. There are so many of them on the web and I never quite know why but they are popular. That's an interesting question to ask actually. 'Why do we care what Joe Blogs thinks?' I mean its sort of understandable that people might want to find out that they like the same films as a celebrity but why would we want  to know if we have the same likes as a random blogger?

The picture above is of a gnarled tree I saw in Aberdare. As I write this it occurs to me that I've got many many images on my computer. I enjoy taking pictures but rarely find an opportunity to use them so perhaps that is my niche. I've certainly got enough to see my through the next few years. In the meantime lets try a top ten list - hell lets do eight - just to be different.

This is an off the top of my head list. Eight great Star Trek episodes. These are in no particular order.

1. Best of Both Worlds (TNG)
2. The Way of the Warrior (DS9)
3. Message in a Bottle (VOY)
4. Errand of Mercy (TOS)
5. Darmok (TNG)
6. Balance of Terror (TOS)
7. The Drumhead (TNG)
8. Scorpion (VOY)     

That's it for now but I'll be back more often. If you only look at one of these episodes I recommend The Drumhead. It is very relevant for the politics and events of today.