JVB

A NEW APPROACH…

I’ve been thinking about this quite a lot recently, about getting back to writing longer pieces and reinvigorating this outlet for some musings on a variety of topics that interest me and that rise through the background fuzz of daily life to demand a bit more attention…

In response to these thoughts and in an effort to keep things fresh, I’ve come up with a new approach on creating posts for this blog.

By setting myself some (and it has to be said, fairly arbitrary) limits within which to write, my intention is that all future posts will be shorter, more focused and consequently easier and quicker to read.

In the UK, the average reading speed is around 225 to 250 words per minute, so taking that as starting point, the new “JVB” subtitle to the original blog can be interpreted as follows:

The J & B reference back to the original JoeBlogs title.

The “V” represents “five” : maximum 5 minutes to read, maximum 500 words, 5 images, 5 paragraphs…

(It’s also a little play around on the more familiar JCB & JVC logos, which quite appeals…)

I did think about starting a new blog, making a fresh start, but that does seem rather a perverse move, as over the 13 years or so since I started writing, I’ve written much that I’m proud of and have created a significant body of work that has attracted a staggering number of visitors, comments and followers.

So, I’ve decided to keep the old blog and just carry on with this page of minor explanations as to the blogs future development…

So, let’s see how we get on shall we?…