Writer's block

I've been sitting here for the past half hour trying to think of something to blog about. Nada. Maybe I'm trying too hard. The problem is, I've promised myself certain things when I started this blog. One of them was that I wouldn't make this a forum for my personal problems. I also swore that I would not write anything that could be considered "indiscreet" or "gossipy".
At times, those promises can be a little constricting.
I had thought to write about a problem a friend of mine was having, but that would have been "indiscreet". I tried writing around it, but it didn't work. It came out a little too, I don't know, preachy and self-righteous.
There are things going on in my life that I could right about, but that would have broken the first rule I laid down. Besides which, I hate to sound like a whiner. I hate to listen to that sort of thing, and I'm sure you do too.
This is where fiction writers are working from an advantage. What they are writing about is disguised behind the characters they are writing about. They can talk about embarrassing events or stuff that has happened to them. After all, it isn't themselves they are writing about.
Journalist also have the advantage of writing about a particular subject. If they hit a stumbling block, they can just go back to their research. Besides which, they are writing for a specific audience.
I don't even know if anyone is really reading this. Hello, is anyone out there? (If you hear a tapping on your screen, that's just me.) Of course, blogs are written as much for the author as for the audience. It's a way of getting your thoughts "out there" where they can be looked at from a fresh perspective. Besides which, comments can give you a new look at an idea.
Okay, now we are getting to the nitty-gritty of this post, the purpose of a blog.
In my case, a blog is really just a chance for me to empty a little of what is going on in my head. Hopefully, my audience finds this thoughtful, insightful or amusing. Trying to make people laugh or think has always been a hobby of mine. I'm not ashamed to admit that I like attention. I just don't deserve a lot of it.
Okay, that came off a little whiny.
There is the problem with emptying one's head. It reveals every little flaw. I'm not sure who said it, but there is a quote that goes, "The only bad thing an autobiography reveals about the author is his memory", or something to that effect. That is another thing I want to try to avoid with this blog.
This post isn't all that interesting, but the title says it all.