Why write? Why not write?

For a couple of months or so, I've been writing a short story. (I almost wrote 'trying to write' but then I just stayed with what I actually wrote, for this good reason here.)
I keep starting it over and over again only to get stuck with the wretched thing after a couple of paragraphs. Then I give up and relieve myself from the burden of having to write anything once and for all. But it ain't as easy as it seems. A few days later I am back to it, chewing the pencil like mad, staring into space.
So far, I have always sat down to the task as a future crime story writer, but what with all this struggling and not really coming up with anything that even slightly resembles a plot, I might as well decide to write a science fiction next.
The best by-product of this sweaty writing project has been finding this video, in which Kurt Vonnegut gives advice on writing short stories:

Eat, drink and be merry

Well, another year has gone by. Over the past two weeks I have been working for Dover E-learning and I have been counting all sorts of taxes and benefits, trying to work out what sort of business venture form would be the best for me in 2012. I still haven't finished with the calculating but will keep a break now. Because it is the time of year to do these:

picture snatched from here

And if you prefer something more traditional for Christmas watch this youtube video:

Or read and listen to the coolest and arguably the most beautiful Christmas short story, 'A Child's Christmas in Wales', written by Dylan Thomas.

Inspiration

This is a beautiful film on gratefulness. If you can, watch it in HD.