Scribbles of an Endeavouring Spectator

It's time for rebranding!

Yes, I have decided to change the name of my blog, and so it is goodbye On the Right Side of the Street and hello Scribbles of an Endeavouring Spectator. Why the change? You may or may not (but I hope you do) ask.

Well, I think, the previous title was too mono-dimensional, and the political terms Right and Left are becoming so entwined nowadays that sometimes you cannot differentiate a Dave from a Gordon, really, can you do it? So, even though I am still identifying myself with most of the ideas belonging to the political Right, I don't want my blog to become a monolithic point of view, and I think the new title is a better reflection of my way of dealing with the world I live in.

I chose the word scribble because diary is too Anne Frank (or call girl) and notes too office. Scribble instead is a very understated way to say that I write things, and understatement is a very British trait, and although I am not British, I have lived so long in this country that I have acquired the worst habit of Britishness, but I still don't and never will add milk to my tea!

…But, why endeavouring? Why spectator?

The writer, or blogger, is a spectator of his times and reports what he sees, like a nosy neighbour watching out of the window to see what’s going on out in the street. But I don’t just want to observe, I also want to raise my opinion about the world I live in, and hopefully out there, in the big wide world, someone is interested in what I have to say.

Endeavouring and spectator are also two words in conflict, one active and one passive, one in process and the other static, and I like contradictions, I am a walking and writing one.

So, to summarise, I scribble away while being a spectator in a world I endeavour to understand and change a little.

I also hope to make enough money one day so I can make a living by writing my blog (preferably from some beach hut in Thailand)… donations are welcome!