Old Goat Writers Block

 For those who Blog  the term " writers block " will most likely be familiar . For those who don't suffice to say it simply means that you have run out of ideas to write about . Happens to all writers from Shakespeare on down to an " Old Goat " blogging in the Philippines " as it does not discriminate . 

The duration of the episode can run anywhere from a day or two to months or years ( based on a Johnny Depp movie , whose title  i have forgotten ) . There are as many different types and styles of writing as there are varieties of rice i suppose .

There are the professional writers who make their living writing and there are the " others " who write for a variety of reasons . As a blogger one thing you do learn early on is that if you want anyone to actually read about what you write you have to write on a fairly consistent basis . And , i haven't written in a few days .   :-)

The fact is the majority of attention spans in this day and age border on little to none and reading requires some brain exercise if only a little .  :-) Perhaps that can be blamed on educational background and perhaps simply because there are many more options ( or distractions ) today than in previous generations .

Maybe it's just me but growing up in a generation where games meant Monopoly or Scrabble and something you did in your " spare " time i have a hard time relating to people that can and do spend hours playing games of the electronic variety .

The younger generation i sometimes think wouldn't know what to do with themselves if they didn't have gadget buttons to push .  :-) In fact , the younger ones in our goat pasture family just hate it when i ask them " what they did before cell phones , or laptops or wi - fi signals " .

But , my favourite ploy is to suggest that all electronic devices available in Philippine pastures were devised by the " foreigner " as a means to take over the Philippines by keeping the locals idle . That worked for a while but i have since come to bend to the inevitable force known as progress .   :-)

I have almost daily someone on Facebook inviting me to participate in some game or another but i am not interested . At my age the road gets considerably shorter and i don't wish to spend my time gaming but would rather be reading or viewing life experience through a different lens .

That's just this " old goats " approach of course and you are entitled to yours as i am to mine . Whether it's the fantasy content of the gaming world or literature and film  in the end it's just about choice .

Enjoy Yours