The New Watson

What makes a Ramblings with some Thoughts: The Collected Works of Jason Thompson blog a true Ramblings with some Thoughts: The Collected Works of Jason Thompson blog?  It can’t be who writes said blog post because all of my works are ghost written by various passing dignitaries on their way to esteemed literary conferences.  The fact that they have been written in a similar style while using similar phrases and references is a testament to their skills as accomplished writers.  It also doesn’t hurt that they all share my love of Bob Dylan and my love of receiving credit for their hard work.  So fair reader, the scribe behind a blog post means very little in terms of making an authentic ramblings with thought post (I have got to shorten that title).  A good guess yes, but ultimately wrong.

To end this rather tedious guessing game the answer to what makes a Jason Thompson blog a true Jason Thompson blog is where it is written.  Actually that’s not entirely accurate.  Usually these blogs are written in the same area of my home at four in the morning whilst watching reruns of a show I’ve probably seen a million times (as you can see that first paragraph was a lie.  It’s my problem and I’ll deal with it.  I swear).  What is meant by the word "location" is what platform I have taken to putting down my various ramblings and thoughts (he used the blog’s title in the piece!  How exciting).  For the last 130 something odd blogs I have used my trusty old dell laptop.  With that piece of shoddy hardware I’ve ascribed pieces that range from sublime beauty to sublime vulgarity to sublime mediocrity.  Together me and that laptop have made lists, essays, short pieces, and re-purposed scholarly essays.  But for a short while this sacred bond will be broken.  The Watson to my Sherlock Holmes is in the shop for a bit, akin to what Sherlock Holmes would do to Watson when he needed his battery replaced or when his screen was cracked (I’m referring to Sherlock Holmes in the 22^nd century).  For now I’ve moved on to a new computer.

Today is my first blog with this new computer, a replacement Watson for my ever steady Sherlock Holmes.  How my relationship with this instrument will transpire is still unknown but I am confident in our ability to put any past problems behind us and work together to score me some page views.  This set up is only temporary and hopefully my old friend will come back better and stronger or at least get me a nice upgrade.  Regardless, I have entered a new era with this blog and we’ll see how it goes.  Is this the beginning of the end?  I’d say no but you can never be too sure.  Things have been known to happen.