The gambling addict

Another week, another Blog Watch article. Another Blog Watch article, another disappointment.

I've put together 25 of these articles so far. I may have felt a couple were really fun, but the last two have been major disappointments, especially today's.

It is just not possible to take something as dynamic as the blogosphere and render it in 750 words. This last week several bloggers commented on global warming. There was a really fascinating range of opinion. But that's not the impression that Sunday's article provides.

What's also hurting is the new work schedule. The loss of staffing has added to my daily chores and that doesn't leave time for blogs. One day last week I went 15 hours between updates. That is discouraging. Clearly the original idea -- a real-time feed of regional blog content -- is dead. At least, a feed that is monitored and sorted by subject matter by me is dead.

If it were not for the enjoyment I get out of reading the blogs, especially the personal ones, I'd shut down ipsosacto.com. But if I'm reading anyway, even if it's on my own time, I might as well continue the Sunday Blog Watch article. I think this week's discussion of homosexuality, religion and schools could be a winner.

This all reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode. This guy is playing a slot machine. Each time he tries to leave, the machine teases him back with a small payout. He is never going to win. But he keeps getting just enough to stick around.