Those of you who know me are aware of the fact that I can talk. I can argue, I can bemoan, I can rant. A significant portion of the time, I haven’t thought it through. I’m just like a wind tunnel. A button gets pressed in the control room and it’s a steady enough stream coming from my mouth to test aerodynamics.

Just because I talk, often incessantly, doesn’t mean I have anything to say. I’m uncomfortable with silence sometimes. I have difficulty preventing myself from getting carried away in a conversation and avoid avalanching “information” or “opinion” (well-founded or not) at my conversation partner. I’m frequently incapable of listening or understanding other points of view.

I really just need to shut the hell up. It’s difficult. I wish I could say I had a strategy, but when I’m face to face with someone, I forget the whole plan and blah blah blah, out it comes. I seem to lack the filter between brain and mouth, so I really just need to shut up.