All these negative vibes...

Among bloggers, the favorite form of post is The Rant.

Good rants can be cathartic. Great rants can be highly entertaining.

Good. Great. Can be.

My point, friends, readers, and fellow bloggers, is simply this: don't be a one-trick pony. Too much of what might once have been a good thing can get old pretty quickly, and look at all that wasted wit, now.

It's no great trick to take shots at something. If your stock and trade is doing that, and only that-- consider expanding your repetoire.

Now, that all said, I beg us to consider also applying this philosophy to our lives in general.

No, this isn't a Polyanna-ish call to "say something nice or don't say anything at all." It's more of a PLEA to take that sharpened barb and see if you can do something more with it.

Thanks. I look forward to seeing the bounty.