Clock Watching

What is WIBBOW? (read to the end)

The pen I wrote this draft with is running low on ink. Heck, I could do with a refill too. And, unfortunately, I’m reminded it’s been a year since I went to the dentist. Honest to goodness, I’ve never liked being anywhere near smarmy “drill baby, drill” fanatics. Still, I ought to make an appointment before I get too busy next month. A mouth full of plaque and yellowing teeth is nothing to smile about.

Busy. What a word-weasel that one is. I’ve gotten myself into all sorts of busyness over the decades, much of it worthless in the long run. Gorging on social media’s e-sugar pills is a perfect example of today’s pseudo-busyness. It seems like fun for a while but leaves me both drained and annoyed at all the time slipping away between my clicks and their tricks.

I understand now how people get busy keeping busy. If only it was more about “get busy living” instead of “get dizzy dying”. (Sorry, I should be red-lined for that piss-poor script steal.)

Yes, I’m probably beyond redemption. And I’m definitely barred from the silliness of trying to grasp a mind like water. But I’m damned if I’m gonna sit here in life’s sin-bin and watch the fecking clock count down to zero.

WIBBOW?

I stole this from some indie writer. “Would I Be Better Off Writing?”

I’ve abandoned each so-called social (sic) media platform over the years by asking myself the WIBBOW question and then waiting for the answer.
Why?
Because time is the one resource I’ll never have enough of - and that’s why this post is where it is below the ‘Social Contacts’ tab (scroll down to the footer.)

I may return to ‘social’ one day if it ever grows up and is worth the effort.
Of course, each to their own. I know of writers who are having a ball there. A few even have more followers than words written. Good luck to them.
I continue to write because I enjoy following my characters around!
In a manner of speaking, they are the influencers I’m most interested in knowing better haha.