tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227620349106044007.post763612198220079020..comments2008-08-23T15:18:14.726-07:00Robert Seidmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11992637365592856691noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227620349106044007.post-9904049918653456132008-08-23T15:18:14.726-07:002008-08-23T15:18:14.726-07:00

It would please me greatly to be able to "quit my day job" and blog full time. I love research and I love to write, but both require, as you know and as the other commenters have stated, a lot of discretionary time.

mattb4rdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690040461570765462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227620349106044007.post-75957091753129438652008-08-10T09:54:32.990-07:002008-08-10T09:54:32.990-07:00

Robert, thank you. Maybe I don't have the superior, macro-view, but I like to understand that I'm not just writing an inflammatory opinion piece about the latest gadget. I have really gotten very tired of those types of pieces - and like Mark said, I don't have that much discretionary time.<BR/><BR/>To your point, I think you are correct that many smart people are not writing. I have begun

Ken Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07253119051236940476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227620349106044007.post-18028201903020827072008-08-04T05:54:51.464-07:002008-08-04T05:54:51.464-07:00

I think that discretionary time is a key factor here, both for creating, reading, analyzing, and responding to blog posts. Some people may devote large blocks of time to reading blogs (or writing posts, for that matter) but I think that a lot of people "snack" on media and consume lots of little bits when they have the time to do so.<BR/><BR/>I enjoy longer pieces, but I have to admit that it

Mark Dykeman - Broadcasting Brainhttp://broadcasting-brain.comnoreply@blogger.com