What's next?

Why is it, that as soon as I read someone else's journal entry, it triggers a topic I could have/should have written?  Then I do not want to write about it because it would seem as though I could not be original.  Actually, it would prove I could not be original!  The way I see it, I have often been more creative when adding my two cents in a comment than one might see here.  Let me say right now, I'd like there to be a category for "Best Use of Comments" next year as part of the VIVI nods.  (And, don't anybody tell me about that award someone has already suggested for comments in another journal.  It is a gross play on words and I am trying to block it from my memory!)

I do not want to get out of the habit of adding entries on a regular basis.  There are enough half completed projects around me and I feel a certain obligation to keep the Dust Bunny alive.  It is something that I love and I can write here much easier than I can do my counted cross stitch these days. I always knew that when I actually had the time to do needlework, my eyes would not cooperate.  I just did not expect it to be so soon.

There are several topics I consider to be off limits for my gentle journal.  I avoid political hot potatoes.  I suspect people can get a pretty good idea of my political leanings just by the things I do not say.  But, do not get me wrong.  I have very strong opinions about George Bush, John Kerry, Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy, who should be accountable for the mess in New Orleans, gun control, the Texas border and the next nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy.  (If you have been reading my other entries you know I predicted Ms. Miers would not be on the Supreme Court.  How could she be appointed when I was obviously being investigated for the nomination myself?!)

I try to be very careful about what I write concerning my two grown children.  My daughter is enough like her mother that she is warming up to the idea that I get a lot of satisfaction from writing and this is a fun place to stretch my creative wings.  My son, on the other hand, acts as though I have imaginary friends I talk to and if I start to relate a humorous tale, he asks, "Is this real life or from a blog?" Pffft!

No one associated with my job knows about my journal, but I want to tread lightly when it comes to sharing too many things about work.  Never know when that might come back to haunt me!

I do not have a digital camera which is an obvious creative roadblock when it comes to blogging.  I have not done the research, but how may journals nominated for a VIVI do not have any pictures?  I love pictures! They add a lot to an entry. 

So, what does that leave for me to choose as a topic for my next entry?  I am open for your suggestions.  Help me out!  I do not have a three teat neighbor like Tilly.  I do not have little children or grandchildren closeby to provide comic fodder.  My love life is non-existent and I fell off my diet with a resounding flump!  So what's left??

While you think about it, I 'm going to bed!