Well, I guess us Bloggists might all suffer from it from time to time.  Most times, though, it`s simply a question of not being able to write much at all.  There`s a useful definition for the condition, which is that it is "primarily associated with writing, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work or experiences a creative shutdown, which is not a result of commitment problems or the lack of writing skills."   Throughout history, writer`s block has been a documented problem and among those who have struggled with the problem are F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joseph Mitchell, the cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, composer Sergei Rachmaninoff  and chanteuse Adele.

So I might be in good company, although I think my problem is nothing to do with having a `creative shutdown,` more a recognition of the fact that, at times, there is just so much going on that deserves comment that it is difficult to know where to begin having a good rant.

As of right now, I was tempted to have a go about the antics of `far right extremists` masquerading as patriots trying to defend statues supposedly representing the long ago days of slavery.   I understand and empathise with the feelings behind the Black Lives Matter movement.  Of course they do - no question - but so do white ones, brown ones, yellow ones and humanity of any shade of hue you care to mention.  I was intrigued by the Premier League decreeing from their ivory tower that, instead of players` names being shown on the back of their shirts once football recommences, each shirt will now say `Black Lives Matter.`  

Could be confusing, especially to listeners of radio commentary.  "And the ball reaches Black Lives Matter out on the left wing - cross comes in - up goes Black Lives Matter, he nods the ball goal-wards but Black Lives Matter is there to shepherd it away for a corner........"

I could go on about the 2-metre rule coming under fire from those who seem to put a higher value on money than staying alive.  I could rant about schools and whether they should all re-open or not, which reminds me of the fact that over 70 years ago I lost a whole year`s education whilst suffering a serious kidney disease but I`m here to tell the tale and never really thought about how `disadvantaged` I might have been.

We seem to be a country which is rife with rampant snowflakery, quick to complain, to demand things, to assume entitlement, to believe that everyone should have, do and even be what they want and when do they want it?  Well, NOW of course.   

And there`s more, not least HM Gov`s handling of the Covid 19 pandemic,  so my writer`s block is really a problem of selection rather than commitment or lack of writing skills (despite losing a year`s schooling.)  It would be good to be able to look forward in 2020 with 2020 vision to what lies ahead rather than looking back through a myopic haze to a past we cannot change even if there are those who may wish to do so.