Think Small

Why is it so much easier to think aloud on paper, virtual or no, if the writing area is small?

For the same reason, partly, that a doodle is easier to execute than a full-size portrait: anyone can dash off just one little old line, right? (True, but only a witty person can make you glad he did.) No, that’s not the reason: When I started this blog and the post box appeared, its ~ 2x6” visual open area seemed to say, “You don’t have to write the Great American Novel, just a decent paragraph.” Takes all the pressure off: "Oh, OK! I don't have to be a great writer; I can just say what I mean."

Now that I recognize that, I also see the danger of verbosity. So en garde, self — but en avant.

But speaking of “witty” reminded me of a quote I snatched — probably from my A.Word.A.Day e-mail, but it could have been from a GunIssues (pro-2nd Amendment), Witches’ MeetUp, Mullings, Circle of Crones, PatriotPost, Pagan Pride Day planning group or Mensa e-list post or James Taranto's column — for my random sig quote collection the other day that is pertinent: Saith Aristotle, “Wit is educated insolence.”

And brevity is its soul.

Enjoy the little devil at top. His name is "Horned One," and I created and copyrighted him in 2006. If you were going to colorize him, what color(s) would you choose?