Point of order

Donald Fagen, one of the nutsy geniuses from the band Steely Dan, went through a phase of prolific songwriting and album releasing for a few years.

He got so into it, he actually went into the studio one Christmas day, just to 'work on a few things' and was annoyed that he was alone.

Like I said earlier, nutsy genius.

After his first solo release- the fantastic Nightfly, there was a huge gap till the next (and increasingly genius) Kamakiriad. A surprisingly long gap.

Like 11+ years, which is kinda odd for a man who could knock out an album a year, sometimes a bit more, in his 'hayday'.

Ironically, it was 13+ years til his next album after Kamakiriad wrapped up.

Shockingly long gaps.

Such a long gap that people approached him and said, 'So, where's your next album?'

'So, where's your next album?'

Squak.

'So, where's your next album?'

Squak.

He heard it so often one day he just snapped and yelled and someone 'Where's your next album?!!!?'

A testy and nutsy genius.

I like the nutsy ones, and I often marry them and buy them a house.

I was at lunch with a spiffy girl the other day and we got to discussing blogs.

Shockingly spiffy girl.

Now, I am well over three years into blogging, so I have experienced first hand the waxing and waning of passion to write. Writing is fundamentally sharing something, and a obscure blog like this is very much more of an intimate look into one's soul, compared to a 'mass appeal' blog that is aimed at a wider release.

And writer's block, or 'Resistance' certainly exists.

But as Pressfield said, 'No one ever has writer's block when they are making their grocery list.'

She was slagging one of my mate's blog, one that I read every day.

It was a merciless slagging, especially from one with such spiffy hair. 

I read it every day because they post darn near every day, I comment rarely, quote it often, and find it a great resource of ideas for how to run my swag practice.

Authenticity is woven into their posts, and they are open with their wins and losses.

"They don't update it enough and when they do it is just drivel.' She spat, authoritatively.

Authoritatively!

As if!

She is spiffy as all get out, and I am sure she does not read this claptrap; if she doesn't like theirs, she sure wouldn't like mine.

And I wasn't sure about whether she has her own blog or not, but I kinda doubt it. I did look for one, but I have not found it yet.

But she has great hair and is unusually spiffy.

Not judging- I have lousy hair and a lousy blog, so what of that?

Everyone is a critic, but it takes a bit more effort and intentionality to actually be a 'content producer'. Not that I am, for this is really not great, or even a steady stream, of compelling content.

But to slag someone else's work, when there is no record of you own seems...indelicate.

Spiffy hair and all.

Oh, and...'So, where's your next album?'