It always seems that just when inspiration comes a calling something else pops up that pushes the inspiration aside so that it wanders off mumbling about how nobody listens to it anymore. So much for that particular inspiration.

Last night I woke up at 3:00 AM with this great inspiration for a post. Unfortunately the real reason I woke up at 3:00 AM was that my bladder was full so I wobbled my way to the bathroom first. By the time that affair was complete my poor inspiration had become disgusted and left.

This morning I came awake with my usual start of surprise (happens all the time, don’t know what I’m surprised about) with no inspiration at all except to get that first cup of coffee down my throat and then breakfast. I had this coffee and breakfast while sitting in front of the computer reading the news which also did not cause any sort of inspiration. Dull day indeed it seemed.

So with coffee, breakfast and news completed I decided to open up Open Office Writer and, when it just happened to pop up on the screen in a blog sized window, I suddenly had the inspiration to write something about not having any inspiration.

Seems to have worked.

Long ago, when I first began writing just to relieve my overburdened brain and, way before there was anything like a WWW, I put forth my best work in the wee hours of the morning or at least I did in my opinion anyway. So now, many years later, I’ve been pondering about doing the same thing again since waking up at 3:00 AM has been the norm for me for as long as I can remember. So why not take advantage of it?

Of course I’d have to buy me a silent keyboard. Laurie has unusually acute sense of hearing and even though my computer desk is situated as far away from the bedroom as you can possibly get without actually leaving the house, I have this habit of pounding the keys which I’m sure would wake her up.

I’d also have stop swearing when I misspell a word twice in a row.

Hmmm…

I have this inspiration to write more entries this morning however, since my lady’s down country today and I have to mind the store, I guess I’ll just have to wait till this evening.

Or perhaps 3:00 AM?