Writing To Learn
I love this process, the thinking, the writing, editing and rewording after I get most of what I want to say drafted. The structure and organization of the process appeals to me. Even if no one reads the blog and this remains a solitary endeavor I feel I'm learning, growing a little. It's certainly better than wasting my free time watching fucking television.
Writing my ramblings on the persecutions and reasons we must always keep state and church separate was an exercise in recalling old lessons learned from past reading, using my opinion and reading new material to build on that base. I wish I had bought Foxe's Book of Martyrs sooner. Between that text, Wiki and a half dozen other websites I was able to double check facts, names, dates and events. I love this internet thingy, there's so much at our fingertips.
Now I want another blog project, a blog-ject, requiring research. I have some ideas but have yet to decide where I'll go. I prefer using a topic I already have some knowledge in so I can use that foundation and build on it with new research and reading. I may hit the library this week.