Why My Blog Is Titled "Discursiveness"

My email account randomly offered "Discursive" as the word of the day recently, and I felt I'd found MY word. I have a tendency to switch from subject to subject - in thought, writing, and speaking. I've often described it as babbling, stream of consciousness, rambling - these never felt quite right, though.

babble, intransitive verb
1 a: to talk enthusiastically or excessively b: to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds
I'm enthusiastic, even excessive - but never meaningless or unintelligible.

Ramble,intransitive verb

1 a: to move aimlessly from place to place b: to explore idly

2: to talk or write in a desultory or long-winded wandering fashion

Rarely aimless or desultory - long-winded, I'll admit! :)

So, the following definition resonated with me:

Discursive, adjective

1 a: moving from topic to topic without order

b: proceeding coherently from topic to topic

2: marked by analytical reasoning

3: of or relating to discourse <discursive practices>

— dis·cur·sive·ly adverb

— dis·cur·sive·ness noun

Yes! That's it! So, welcome to my Discursive Stream of Consciousness.