Keeping Score
May 16, 2002
7:28 a.m.
We went up to Indianapolis to see Cats last night. It was pretty cool. We had second row seats, which, as Lisa said, made it a little hard to get the full scope of the stage, but made it really easy to see the detail of both the costuming (which was cool), and the central action at the time. Didn't get home until almost midnight, though, which means we've got a tired and (judging from Brigid) cranky household of Collins's today. I, of course, am never cranky, and always perfectly comported--not a hair out of place or so much as a wayward thought toward my fellow human. It was with this lighthearted and goodnatured attitude that I came downstairs this morning and began to work at this little passion of mine again. Overall, I would say it went well, meaning that I didn't actually puke over anything that hit the page today. There are those who say it's the thought that counts. These are the same people who also say that maximum effort is more important than results, and are generally the same people who don't want to keep score at kids' baseball or soccer games. To this I say phooey. Results matter. Just because I'm a proponent of the "produce as fast as you can" road to success does not mean I don't understand the value of quality. Keeping score matters. Yet, there are times that I can be swayed, and today is one of those. Words were created today. A story was progressed. The words are not very pretty at this moment, but they exist, and for today that is all that matters. I'm still playing to win, you see? I intend to keep score to the bitter end. But it's not yet time to mark this one, yet. The advantage of this stage of my so-called career is that I have no deadline for this story. I can take as much or as little time as I feel is necessary. And the section of the story that I created this morning will be pretty by the time I'm done. You can count on it.  Daily Persistence is © Ron Collins |
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