The Good, the Bad, and the In the Meantime

Sometimes I read my scheduled blog posts before posting them. And sometimes when I do this I think, “This is a nice post” or “This will make someone out there smile” or “Way to go, Muse! You fickle, fickle beast!”

Sometimes, though, I don’t think any of these things. Sometimes the post doesn’t make me laugh or cry or smile or really feel anything at all. Then, I begin combing the post for something–anything–I missed: an ill-timed punchline that could be spruced up or a phrase that could be add...