I’m supposed to be doing something productive and I’m not clear on whether posting a blog entry is productive. I mean, it’s certainly not necessary for the health and well-being of my family. It’s not helping me to secure the continuation of my bloodline in the world. But it might be necessary for my own well-being, my own continuation. But maybe that’s only true if the post really SAYS something. Because shouldn’t readers come away from my blog feeling like I’ve moved them, or convinced them of something, or taught them something? If not, shouldn’t I have just written it in my paper journal rather than posted it on the internet? If I’m posting relatively insignificant gibberish (as opposed to all the significant gibberish out there) just to post, is that really good for my well-being, much less the well-being of society?

Yes, a good portion of this post is tongue in cheek. But not all of it. I think it goes back to that stupid enemy of mine–time. How do I spend it? That’s always the question. I’d like a different question, please. But the answer to the perpetual one, for the moment, is: go to Trader Joe’s to get groceries instead of pontificating on the internet.