a new approach to blogging: i was perusing online lists of gifts and came across a line-a-day journal, designed to let one record a single line or two about each day, five years rolled into one neat leather-bound journal. the idea appealed to me becuase writing one line isn’t so intimidating as composing a full essay. i told B i was thinking of trying that approach to blogging and he said, “you know what that is? twitter”. but twitter and blogs aren’t the same, at least not in my head (don’t call me on this distinction. they just feel different.) the idea is a flexible, not rigid, structure. one line, or twenty, whatever feels right for the day, or whatever the day can spare.