8-29-06 Journal Entry

[Guest guest]

I'm hesitant to post anything about Steve, his travels, or his

writings in this group. The group has seemed to drift off to mostly

oddball health advice and grandmotherly chatter about nothing in

particular. And, of course, there's the fact that Steve doesn't

participate here except as a lurker.

Anyway, for lack of a real forum... I have a couple of thoughts on

the rambling 8-29-06 journal entry.

Steve, you passingly mention a new career, but you never get around

to mentioning what that career may be. You hint that it may be as a

writer of some sort. Or maybe even that you hope the web site may

sustain you somehow. I wish you luck on either front - a lot of

folks have tried to make either into a living and it's not easy.

You're definitely right about your writing - you could use some

instruction. I'm trying say that as constructively as I can, because

if you plan on feeding a family from your work, you've got a long way

to go.

Then there's the continued lack of any sort of real news about

yourself in this entry, like 95% of past entries. We have this:

" Well now for the meat of the issue—I know that a lot of people are

still wondering about the weight and believe me when I say that this

is as big an issue for me now as it was when I started out last

April. "

What meat? There's nothing that follows that you haven't said 100

times in pretty much the exact same words in past journals. Have you

lost any weight? How about that 60 lbs in 90 days? Are you working

out with or is he just a pen pal? What about Doctor

SelfPromotion herself - Pamela Peeke - how is she helping you?

Life itself is a journey, Steve. It doesn't start when you put on a

backpack and head down the highway into the rising sun. The days you

spend in a motel room with the blinds drawn, eating Doritos and

watching Oprah are every bit as important as those you spend

traveling around the globe.