And sometimes, it’s not the right one when it does come.

Today’s been a bit of an odd day for me. The cold around me has finally eased a bit, which means I don’t feel quite as miserable at home¹. The last two days have seen me huddled up under blankets in between attempts to get anything done. I actually managed, amazingly, to get my whole to-do list completed Monday, but yesterday was a bust. I was just too cold to do much. I did get half a post written, though. Today, I had no to-do list, but I finished that post. And pretty much immediately realized it’s a post for Monday, not for today. And it will probably need to be revised between now and Monday.

I started another post for today. It just came out utterly snarky, almost to the point of nasty. I don’t mind some good snark, and the beginning was solidly that, but it’s got to have significant value to it if it’s going to be worth posting. This felt like the value was decreasing with every word I wrote. I’ll set it aside and try to get it up later. Maybe Friday. Or maybe it’s doomed to be sent to the dustbin of this blog.

At this point, I’m not sure what to say, but I don’t want to leave the blog empty today. I’m trying to have, and keep, a commitment to post Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. And I think that means posting something even when the posts keep being all wrong. So today you get this post. I think the rules of the internet, at least according to my friend Invader Xan, indicate I’m supposed to supply you with a cat photograph at this time. Alas, I do not have one. Instead I will give you this picture I found on my laptop of a teddy bear in a shoe.

fn1. Something is clearly wrong with either our thermostat or our furnace. I suppose it could be both, but I’m suspecting the thermostat. I hope Bill and I pick one up tomorrow to test the theory.