I Am a Lazy Blogger

I can't believe it's been seven months since I last posted an entry to my blog. But the blog doesn't lie.

Today I received an e-mail from dear friends who are serving as missionaries in India - their second mission there, by the way - wherein they gave me the link to their mission blog and a promise to update it monthly. It was when I placed that link on this site that I noted how long it has been since I posted anything.

Assuredly, it's not because I have nothing to say. My wife would attest that I always have something to say. Neither can I blame it on being too busy, although I am busy enough.

Since I last blogged I have been called as the High Priest group leader in my ward. This is an assignment that can be demanding from time to time, but not all that time-consuming. I am in the middle of budget crunching for '09 at work, but I still have time to goof off a little. I started playing in a little porch band again, but we only play together for an hour or so, a week. In fact, calling it a band is a stretch.

I try to catch "Survivor" on Thursday evenings when it's on, but that's only an hour... I spend a few hours on Saturday with my wife running errands and taking in a movie or something and on Sundays I am committed to 6 or 7 hours of Sabbath keeping if I go visiting; 5 or less if I don't.

Assumming I am awake for 112 hours a week and that I can only account for 80 of those hours (if I am generous with myself), that leaves 32 hours without any activity I can remember.

The point of this rambling is that I can't find an excuse for neglecting the blog.

I have had thoughts, however, about the vanity of such an endeavor as a blog, at least for me.

What do I have to say that is so important that I publish it for the world to see?

That question alone highlights my vanity. Though the world has access to the blog, there is nothing to suggest that more than a few people who are friends and family would have the slightest inkling to read it.

It's not as though I or the things that I do are interesting. I don't have the talent to transform the everyday events of my life into interesting for provocative commentary as does my friend Barney (his blog is linked with "People Who Write". My daughter Erin (her link is there too) writes beautifully and poignantly and often with great humor. Both theses people also also diligent bloggers.

The title of this blog implies that I have a lot of stories. This is true enough, but who doesn't have a lot of stories?

Someone close to me said they wished I would be more diligent with this blog because it was a kind of legacy wherein they could get to know me better. Well, that ought to be enough motivation.

So, I repent and promise to try harder... Whatever that means.