In case I manage not to post again before Thursday, I figured I should go ahead and throw something up here. My preparations for surgery are slowly ramping up. I now have a grabber, since I won't able to bend at the waist for quite some time. I have an appointment with my neurosurgeon Tuesday morning for the blood work and other pre-operative exams. Meghan and I took two trips on Sunday to buy sleep pants and other items that might come in handy as I convalesce. I believe I have all of my second-guessing and sudden unexplainable moments of total recovery out of the way. I'm ready to go.
During many of the recent sleepless nights I have had, I have silently debated whether or not to share my politics in more detail than I have lately. I am generally hesitant to do so for several reasons:
1) Many people take their politics personally, and understandably so. Statements of political opinion often include the implication that the beliefs of one who thinks differently are rooted in selfishness, naivete, ignorance, or downright stupidity. I'm not interested in calling anyone stupid, and I don't really want friends who didn't know they disagreed with me to suddenly think any of those things about me. This is why I'm not in politics.
2) I don't know that my expression will be productive. In fact, I'm not so sure why I feel like writing more about my politics. Perhaps it is that I think I have my opinions for different reasons than others who share my political point of view. At any rate, I don't know that it will do anyone any good for me to share mine.
3) An ensuing argument won't be productive either. There are "facts" to support nearly any position one chooses to take. Plus, many of my opinions are based on personal experience. My anecdotal evidence won't mean anything to you or anyone else. Worse, anecdotal evidence has long been the beginning of many shallow, dangerous lines of thought. All I can do is tell you what I think and why I think it.
So, I don't know. My poor blog has been so neglected (and chances are, so has yours!). I will probably be doing my fair share of sitting and lying over the next few weeks. So maybe I will do it. If I don't, you'll certainly know why.
5 comments:
As the most neglectful blogger in history, I offer this: your reasons for not sharing your politics are good. However, I'd like to think that truly thoughtful junkies in this realm would appreciate differing views, especially if those views can be justified. Both "parties" tend to emerge smarter. And for the record, I personally find anecdotal justification is often the best kind!
For whatever its worth, the thoughts and prayers of a practical stranger are with you this week. Hang in there!
I'd love to hear it. I respect your opinion immensely and am a better person due to our conversations. Let it go. :)
Can you believe it's been 10 years since the start of our Masters degree? Jeez.
See, I'm all about the sharing of political opinions (as evidenced in my blog). But I definitely see why some people wouldn't be. I did hesitate a bit before blogging, wondering if my friends who checked my blog would stop doing so if I came out for one candidate. But my blog is about my thoughts, so I did. I'd be interested to hear yours-- I promise to still think of you as a neat person.
dude, good luck with the operation. Hopefully, the outcome will be the best possible.I'll be thinking about you.
I talk about my political position less than I talk about my religious feelings. I can totally understand.
Good Luck Thursday.
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