Blogging Less

Lately, I have been neglecting my blog in favor of a book that I am attempting to write in between social obligations, chores and you know, the ol’cancer thing. You probably have not noticed, or have in fact noticed, and are enjoying the much-needed break from blog obligation and are in the process of letting your mind return comfortably to its natural guilt free state. The book I am writing, by the way, is going to address the current political and health issues that are plaguing our modern society; how to grow our consumer driven economy in a sustainable and environmentally safe manner, immigration reform policies, corporate farming issues, soil bleaching, genetically modified foods, the gun control conundrum, big oil, pesticides, hair loss, starvation, obesity, poverty, corporate welfare, social welfare, social security, pollution and global warming will all be discussed in a no-holds-bar format – I will even be including recipes and exercise tips. Cannibalism: the complete “how to” guide of hunting down, killing, preparing and eating our elders for a better tomorrow, by D.S. Randel, will hopefully be on the shelves by 2015.

In all seriousness, I really am writing a book. It is just a collection of stories about my childhood and growing up in a large, not-so-well-to-do family of mischievous boys. I am calling it The Troublesomes, which is a name that I pirated from my sister, who, unless she can come up with a way to be a lot more exciting and interesting a decade ago, will not have a very large part in my book. (Pick it up Tami). I can tell you, however, that my condition is worsening every day and making it near impossible for me to focus on more than a couple of tasks a day. I unwillingly have to rest more now than anything else and I hate it. This includes writing, as it is becoming increasingly difficult to control my right hand for long periods of time and the simple act of the necessary concentration rapidly drains me.

For these reasons, I will be posting less and focusing what I can towards producing my bucket book. I will however, be posting medical updates of significance whenever I can. They will, most likely, be shorter and more to the point, which might have actually suited you fine in the first place.

My next post will include the date of my surgery and then I am pretty sure that this blog will eventually wrap up with a “Flowers for Algernon” type of fizzle.

David out.