Happy, but flailing
Writing is a personal transaction between two people, conducted on paper, and the transaction will go well to the extent that it retains its humanity. While that's true of most writing, there are a few exceptions when it comes to blogging. On a Web log, the personal transaction occurs a little differently. It is conducted not with ink on paper but lighted pixels on a computer screen. And it doesn't occur between two people but among several (in some cases several thousand), all of whom have the opportunity to weigh in and have their reaction noticed by others. But I do think that a blog's posts must retain a level of humanity in order to be effective.
I try to do that here. I can't really help but stay human when I talk about my love for Mrs. Happy. I just hope it has the desired effect of encouraging married couples and providing hope (and maybe a little instruction) for singles.
I have been suffering from writer's block for more than a week now. I tried once before to begin a post with the fifth sentence on the 23d page of a book picked randomly off a shelf, and I tried again tonight—this time using On Writing Well, Fourth Edition by William Zinsser. The exercise wasn't much help, but at least I have something to post. If you have been silently hoping to see a post on a particular topic here, leave your request in the comments or send me an e-mail. Please.
