Doc Searls and David Weinberger say it’s not the "content" it’s the conversation. That "content" is only important if it’s worth linking to, worth talking about, worth keeping. My preference is for "content" that is timeless. That is "content" where the archives are just as fresh, just as pertinent, just as inspiring as more current posts. So here are a couple of sites many of you have already discovered but didn't share with me, or perhaps it was just that I wasn't listening. So for others that may not have been listening start here. Oblivio is a beautiful site with beautiful words hosted by Michael Barrish. He seems to write mostly about himself and the words he uses have just the right feel. You know what I'm talking about. You mumble, gee I wish I'd written that, and want to show it to everyone you know and claim it as your own. You even get a new quotation each time you visit; my visit today brought "I feel like a character in a novel. I feel like somebody who’s surrounded by an oppressive force that’s creating a lie about me, and I can’t get the truth out. Bill Clinton The really great thing though is it doesn't matter where you start take today's piece it begins "Only one balloon remains. There were two balloons once, then three, then two again. I considered saying something when the third balloon disappeared, but what was there to say? A balloon is gone." It sets the tone for the story perfectly. Michael won't have some Mozart of the letters saying too many words. Michael also links to other great "content" check out Fireland, host Joshua Allen more fiction, more experimental, more great writing. Have you read anything by Kevin Fanning; my first experience with his writing was this
. Wow. It's like the first time you discovered the library, you didn't know it was there, and now you look forward to many pleasant hours perusing the "content". So please leave a comment with your favorite links to good writing, to the timeless "content", help me continue this conversation.