I Waste Time So You Don't Have To

What with the coming Republican National Convention, it’s going to be John McCain’s week.

At least, it should be John McCain’s week; Barack Obama’s triumph at the Democratic Convention is going to be hard to beat. (And I use "triumph" with regard to his success at the convention; to use it beyond that would be to tempt fate and fate doesn’t need me to tempt her.) But there are several questions that I, for one, would like to have answered. Not the obvious ones that would involve a comparison between Obama or McCain; everyone and his brother is going to be asking those. I’m talking about questions about how I’m going to comment of the goings-on in Minnesota.

Not that I think that my opinion matters a bit to anyone but myself; clearly, it doesn’t. I’m just one guy writing on a blog that nobody (well, almost nobody) is reading. What concerns me is how I’m going to comment; in other words:

1. Can I impartially cover speeches/people/events that I clearly do not agree with?

2. Should I attempt to impartially cover speeches/people/events that I clearly do not agree with?

3. Should I care?

Keep in mind (as I need to keep in mind) that I’m not a reporter, not a columnist, not a commentator in any of the traditional senses (not a reporter in any sense); I’m just a "blogger." (I hate that word.) I’m just a guy writing what he thinks, and anybody who doesn’t like it doesn’t have to read it. I don’t have to be impartial, or to even feign impartiality; in fact I don’t have to do a bloody thing. This is a hobby, not something I do for a living. No one is paying me for my thoughts. Hell, no one in their right mind would pay me for my thoughts. I have no inflated opinion about the value of what I write.

But back to the matter. Can I be impartial? Should I try to be impartial? No. I’m not an impartial kind of guy, and I’m not going to try too hard to keep my own obvious bias out of what I write. Should I care? Again, no. This is my blog and I'll write what I like; if that's a problem for you then you can kiss my hairy posterior.

I guess it’s all about why I’m doing this in the first place (the blog, I mean). I never wanted to be a reporter or anything like one; I’m not trying to make myself heard in the halls of power; I’m not trying to get everyone to read what I write (really, I’m not!); for me, this is just writing. I have always loved to write, and after a few strokes I wasn’t sure I could write intelligently anymore. Maybe I can’t; maybe I’m not the best person to judge. Maybe with all that bleeding into my brain pan I’m not the person to say whether I can still do this or not.

You are.

There’s a "comment" feature in this blog software; please use it. I won’t be commenting on your comments (much) but I’ll be reading them all. If you agree, tell me; if you disagree tell me. Some feedback would be helpful.

The Blues Viking

The opinions here expressed are mine and if you don’t like them you can get your own damn blog.