Rambling Rhodes

blogging? It's Like This. .

blogging? It's Like This. . .

I feel compelled to splash yet more black text against this monotonous turquoise background, and I have no idea why. Well, part of the reason is because it's one of a multitude of distractions that beckon me away from actual work productivity.

ME: Okay, I must focus. I must complete this 3,000 word article about a META study that features favorable findings about iSeries and pSeries and. . . hmmmm, I wonder what the news headlines are today. I think I'll check. Huh. We're still talking about invading Iraq. We've been doing that for how long? I know the pen is supposed to be mightier than the sword, but it seems like we're wasting a lot of money on ink here. Hmmm, as long as I'm online, I should check to see what Lileks and Layne and Minx and Tammy and all the other bloggers have to say today. Oooh, I should quick catch up on Dave Barry and see what his latest column was about. Ah, that was funny. Where was I? Oh, yes, work. I was going to do some work. But first, I should quick check my blog for comments. You know what? As long as I'm here, I think I'll click on the Blogger link and write something. I'd hate to deny my writing muse. There, I updated my blog. Huh, would you look at that, it's time for lunch. I'll really focus on work when I get back in the office, but I'm hungry right now.

And so it goes. I think it's a fair estimation that my workday consists of 70 percent slacking and 30 percent actual productivity. But hey, I guess I get all my work done by deadline, so I must be doing something right.