February 18, 2005
About My Length
My posts have certainly tended to get shorter as time goes on. This is partly because I've run out of things to say, but more importantly because I've found lengthier posts elsewhere don't grab my attention. You'd better hook me good in the first paragraph if you want me to hang around for a book.
Pithy, my English teacher taught me. Be pithy, Velociman, she said. Oh, I'll still spew some verbosity out there. My postprandial work tends to be positively logorrheic, for instance. I'm working on that. But in the land of Short Attention Span the Terse Writer is, well, Regent at least.
All of this to avoid the obvious: I'm lazy as hell.
.. exactly.... less IS more... at least that is what I keep telling myself...
Posted by: Eric at February 18, 2005 5:45 PMUh, sorry, you lost me right after "time goes on." Um, what were you trying to say?
Posted by: Circa Bellum at February 18, 2005 7:52 PMVman? How was it exactly, to have Bill O'Reilly as your english teacher?
Oh....postprandial. I always thought that meant a good dump. First thing I do after a good meal, but that's just me. I'm just saying is all....
Posted by: bitterman at February 18, 2005 10:04 PMSo if Pithy and Wordy were to have a bastard child, what would it be?
(just curious)
Posted by: Key at February 18, 2005 11:58 PMThe offspring would be: Watch Your Tense!
Posted by: Velociman at February 19, 2005 12:33 AMObsequious.
Posted by: sadie at February 19, 2005 5:23 AMWell I would say your English teacher would be proud of you now,,,you're pithy enough for me!! ;>)
Posted by: Michele at February 19, 2005 9:14 AM