Oh, that Seinfeld

Searching for my voice, a niche, anything in my writing has been somewhat of a challenge. Naturally, I never imagined it would be easy.  But unlike the little boy in the photo—who grimaces from the nuisance of a blazing sun—I grimace lest I never do write anything worthwhile.

I don’t aim for anything I post to sound trite, but I have to Do, right?  As Yoda, the wise one, said, ”No. Try not. Do…or do not. There is no try,“

I expect the blogs will be silly on occasion and naively incoherent at other times; an unheard voice with a Seinfeld-esque blog about nothing.  But I count on them to be entertaining, with salient articles on life from time to time as well.

I am not bent on changing the world, changing the human narrative, marginalizing opinion, or creating discord.

I aim to be as poignant and relatable as I can be without marginalizing. My goal is a small claim from where I can convey my three cents; maybe narrate a story occasionally, look at life from an outside-in perspective, or offer insight.

Kindred to the quiet voices out there, the task of elevating my voice from the raucous whirlwind that is the blogosphere will be prodigious.  I am but another seat at a big table, hoping that my voice is just loud enough to rise above the cacophony of a crowded and tempestuous environment. I mean, not everyone comes in with a full complement of skills and confidence ready for success in intimating our most vulnerable thoughts to the world.  In our naïveté, we’d expect an audience awaiting us from the start; we expect a warm embrace with fair comprehension of whatever we write. But, the reality is much strident: the best we can expect is a perfunctory glance our way—unless we can carry our weight in words.

But make no mistake about it—we all have something to say.

I hope My Three Penn’orth strikes just the proper symmetry between my scattered views and the intended perspective my “penny thoughts” aim to convey on these pages. And with added experience, I can only hope it adds more worth to my thoughts. 

I found the old-fashioned idiom “my two penn’orth,” which penn’orth is a colloquial term for a penny’s worth, to be the proper concept for my goals on this blog; although, I’d be remiss not to strive to add that “extra penny” of thought.

Until then, like the little boy, I will continue to grimace while in search of my voice. And hopefully rejoice in the delight bestowed by a few sympathetic readers. 

Whether it’s a penny’s worth of nothing—or a full nickel’s worth of something, I do hope you enjoy.