Serious endeavors.

There are moments to speak and moments to stay quiet.  In matters of taste, one must be tactful in how one says things--even in silence.  

I sometimes sit like a parrot in front of the television or the computer screen in order to have something to talk about.  What the herd likes to listen to is what is common in life:  ideas, manners of speaking, and the willingness to not step into the foul line (excuse the baseball metaphor).  But as spectators in matters of baseball, we are on the fringe...and outside the foul line. 

And just as in life, we are outside of our lives while the little voice inside our heads keeps on moving like a machine.  Perhaps the only truth to be found in baseball is the cliche:  keep your eye on the ball.

...and a further truth:  this post is about nothing.