I know I have been beaten to the punch by Notebookism, but they’re right; the US election is history in the making. This moment is history in the making. Wow, there is a black president in the US. I was intrigued by the news coverage. The event has generated much discussion amongst those I engage with day to day, so I must urge you to write about this moment in history.
Do it now. Don’t wait. Spend a moment writing in your journal about the news today. Clip something out of the newspaper or print something out on your computer …read more

Sometimes I forget to write current events in my journal. I haven’t really figured out why yet. Perhaps it’s simply because that space is really my own. Unless a moment has a particular impact on me it may remain unnoted in my journal. I couldn’t ignore this one, though. As I was driving home from some shopping just now I heard on the radio about the Bon Scott statue to be unveiled at the Claremont Showgrounds next month. Just check out the play list for the artists appearing at this event. The event happens 24th February this year. Even though …read more

One thing I notice when reading back in my own journals is the lack of details on current events. I do mention anything relevant to myself and my family, but I often leave out anything happening in the news.
Each time I reread entries I make a more concerted effort afterwards to include those events happening around me and in the news. While some newsworthy moments get there without any effort; such as the September 11th attacks on New York; the Indonesian tsunami; and other local events such as voting or more recently the census; I need to work …read more