Wow, I’ve been doing this blogging thing for a long time now.
I was doing a standard “Look yourself up on Google for kicks and inaccuracies” today and my #1 hit is my old blog on Blogger. This blog started back in June of 2005 and went around 90 posts a year (pretty good) for ’05 and ’06, but due to the business of life, ’07 saw 10 posts.
It’s great to go back in time and see what you wrote and how you wrote it, to see how you have changed over the years. People who journal seem to get this idea and they are really keen on it. Ironically enough, I just can’t commit to writing in a book – I blank every time – but the internet? pass the keyboard. In this most current look-through, I can see how I felt, how I came about answers, and how wrong I was about so many things (unlike now, where everything I write is clearly Holy Writ).
One thing I did notice, however, on the older blog, is that I used to write prayers for myself and others. I think I might start doing that again.
Moral of the Story: Keep your old writing – you’ll always get something out of it, even if it’s only humiliation.
WK
This entry was written by , posted on October 27, 2008 at 12:33 am, filed under Blog and tagged Blog, Life, Will Kinchlea. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Why I haven’t posted lately.
Patman the Pat recently accused me of being too busy with real life to post.
Frankly, kind of true, as I spend on average 14 hours a day most days of the week working, schooling, and travelling. Weekends are also generally a bust. Those extra few precious hours at home? Non-working internet access.
I did want to mention one thing though: http://www.willkinchlea.com
I’ve decided to buy my own website domain and server space. I’ve decided I need more customizability than what wordpress.com or blogspot.com or any other blogging site can offer. I’ll be porting over stuff there soon, but for now, enjoy Tyndale University College’s 2nd Annual Summer Rock Paper Scissors Tournament as http://www.willkinchlea.com.
WK
This entry was written by , posted on June 12, 2008 at 7:32 am, filed under Blog, Internet, Life and tagged Blog, Internet, rps, Will Kinchlea. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
My Lady Friend
Parting from the talk of spiritual discipline, I thought I’d talk about something that is much more pressing to me right now. What is more pressing than my own spiritual discipline? Well, my wedding, of course.
For the long-time readers of the blog, they may remember that for a time, I wrote a weekly column I called The Life of the Single Christian Male. It was centered around being a young man who was discovering the joys (and hardships) of being ok with being single.
Well, that ended a year ago last October(ish). I met a girl who was completely unlike me: mischievous, sly, super goal-oriented, and well-planned. And hot. Way hot. I fell in love. Now we’re getting married.
We’ve been talking a lot about the future (as we should), mostly career/vocation-wise (though twins runs a fair bit in both family streams it seems – yikes), and I’m pretty sure we’ve decided on the ‘taking turns’ style of life-sharing. In the coming two years, we finish our (her) schooling. After that, we’re going to do something cool, like work in an orphanage in Africa, if possible. Then, most likely, I’ll do a Master’s and get to work in a school somewhere so Christine can do what she wants, which at that point may be kids. Not sure yet. Luckily, we’re pretty fluid.
From time to time, I’ll be referring to the Lady Friend/Wife/Girl/Her Royal Hotness in reflective posts about life, and I’m debating maybe even starting the Life of the Married Christian Male, if she lets me talk about that kind of stuff. Point is, I felt that I should introduce this part of my life to the readers who don’t me personally.
This is Christine, and I love her.
WK
This entry was written by , posted on May 14, 2008 at 9:10 pm, filed under Blog, Life and tagged Blog, Life, Love, Marriage, Will Kinchlea. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Alright, time for another post about how to do this blog.
Everyone’s favourite part of a blog is when a blogger meta-blogs (blogs about his/her blogging) right?
Wrong.
Too bad.
I have found a new way to blog, which is quite different from when I used to blog. I used to agonize about trying to get something out daily (which somehow worked, for awhile at least) and really fighting through the words a lot of the time. Being a perfectionist, I’m not sure this was immensely healthy. And I think that’s why I took such a long hiatus from blogging over the last few years; it was just too draining.
But I have a new way. I just write until I run out of idea, save the draft and go on with my day. So far, this seems to be working for me – I’ve got 2 other posts that are almost ready to go public. I’m liking it. Plus, Scot McKnight does something similar and the more scholar-like I become, then perhaps the more scholarly I will become.
So this means sporadic updates for all! Hooray! Huzzah!
Let’s get back to work people,
WK
This entry was written by , posted on April 18, 2008 at 1:13 am, filed under Blog and tagged Blog, meta-blogging, Scot McKnight, writing. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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