I'm still sitting in front of the computer, as I have been all night. After I uploaded yesterday's journal entry, I went web-surfing for about five hours. I am continually amazed at how much stuff is out there. Good stuff, bad stuff, really bad stuff, and plain outright trash.

I was reading some pretty good poetry from a guy in LA. The only problem was he'd fallen asleep in his HS English classes. He could not differentiate between the possessive form, the plural form, and contractions. "As I look into you're eye's..." I don't consider myself a perfectionist, indeed I'm sure that I make mistakes in my writing too, but this guys' good poetry was absolutely ruined by the misusage. I had to quit reading it. A damn shame.

I continue to be fascinated by other peoples' on-line journals, but I haven't found that many out there, just a handful. A couple of pages claiming that they're journals really aren't. The ones that are genuine are worth sorting out from the chaff, however.

I've pretty well resolved why I do a journal, and other journalists have made their motives clear also. What I don't understand is the sites out there that are not dynamic in any form. They just sit there with their counters clicking as people stop, look and reject. I really get the feeling that the originators don't even check the counters anymore. What would be the point?

This provides me with more motivation to continue my journal and to update my page frequently. I don't want people to be constantly bored with the same material... I'm capable with boring them with new material frequently.

Two of my favorite journal-keepers send e-mail to their readers, letting them know when new pages are up. This is really appreciated... I don't have to go to their page to check and then be disappointed if there isn't a new entry up. I've thought about doing that, too, but I would feel silly sending e-mail every day to two people! However, if either one of you want me to, I will...

I'm sitting here listening to Fresh Aire 4. Love the Manneheim Steamroller! However, I better be thinking about going to bed and getting a little sleep before starting off today. I won't have to get up until 13:00 or so; I just took a shower, so I won't have to spend too much time getting ready, at least. The appointment with Dr. Meyer, the cardiologist, will probably not be very interesting. I'll get weighed, he'll tell me to lose weight and stop smoking. I'll say OK and be on my way. I have no major concerns over the my cardiac condition right now, having had a major checkup when I was having gallbladder attacks that felt like myocardial infarctions.