Helpful: Write something

I looked down at my todo list just now and realized that "write blog post" was on it. Normally, this would be a project, requiring a topic, insight, or at least a picture of my cat.

Instead, I'm just posting this:

It snowed yesterday, about five inches. I needed to go to the corner store, so I waited until evening, when the snow had gotten pretty deep. I went out the back alley to take out the trash, it's amazing how even alleys can be beautiful when a few inches of powder cover everything. I walked out of the alley and down the sidewalk, sliding in the snow as shopkeepers shoveled their front walks. I looked both ways, no cars at all coming from either direction as far as I could see. I took a deep breath through my nose and crossed.

Helpful: Write or Die!

I woke up this morning to a new week. A new season (winter.) And a new country! But the most profound thing about the morning is that I don't have a job anymore, which means my Get Things Done mode has just been kicked up a few notches. If you feel similar urgency these days (hello McCain staffers!) and you do any kind of writing for a living, may I suggest Write or Die?