That’s too sad

March 25, 2009 at 11:02 pm (life)
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writing_pull2About a week and a half ago I read a blog survey asking the question “Would you blog if it cost?”  The amount was a penny a word and from the comments I read the answer was a resounding no.  With  further explanations of what the people had to say wasn’t important enough to pay for it.

To me, that’s too sad for two reasons. 

One, are people just blogging for the sake of blogging?  Are they on purpose just adding to the junk already floating around the Internet.

Two, do people really think what they have to say (or write) isn’t worth paying, that it doesn’t have meaning and importance to friends, family or anyone?

I admit, in the past I have been guilty of blogging just for the sake of blogging.  So, I’m going to tone it down and back a little.  I’ll blog less, and try to make sure what I  have to say has some substance.  Maybe not for everyone out there, but for people that think like me and have some of the same values.

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How did we get here???

March 15, 2009 at 1:34 am (good things, life)
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When was the last time you wrote a letter or sent a card with more than your named signed?  For most of the human population it’s probably been a while.  Yet we sit here day after day and night after night sending our most intimate thoughts to strangers.  So I ask how did we get here???

And I offer a challenge.  Right now put down the lap top or push away from the desk top and write a letter to Grandma, or mom, or old aunt Hazel or your best friend from high school.stationaryroundup2wr  That’s correct, I said write a letter.  Not post a blog, send a text or even make a phone call.  Trust me the receiver of the letter will appreciate it more than any “send to all” email or text.

How do I know?  I have a grandma in assisted living.  My last living grandparent and I send her a letter about every month.  She has 9 grandchildren and god only knows how many great grandchildren that can write, but I’m the only one that sends card and letters on a regular basis.

How do I know, my aunt told me so.  She also told me that she keeps them out for a couple of weeks and re-reads them often.  It made me glad to know that.  It also pissed me off that I’m the only one that does it.

So move away from the computer, pick up a pen and make somebodies day.

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Truth In Advertising

March 11, 2009 at 9:58 pm (life)
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Or in blog titles.  My last blog title was GAME TIME, it got 95 hits, more hits than the site usually gets in a week.  Were all those people looking for free or cheap things (which is the game in game time)???  Probably not.  I bet they were looking for some computer game.

computer-gamesoctober-2005 So was my blog title untruthful???  Not to me, especially since my tags didn’t mention anything about computer games or board games.

So what’s my point???  There isn’t one really, other than you can’t judge a book by it’s title or a blog by it’s title.

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New warning needed

November 2, 2008 at 5:58 pm (better health)
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Over the counter cold medicine needs to come with a new warning, “your blogging may be impaired”.  That is certainly what happened to me.

I hate taking cold medicine and do everything I can to avoid it.  But, when a cold gets bad enough I break down and take the stuff.

It may stop the runny nose and headache, but it makes me feel so disconnected.  I can function but certainly shouldn’t operate heavy equipment.  I also shouldn’t operate a blog. 

I tried editing the time on a post and actually posted a blog 12 hours later instead of earlier.  I’ve tried reading some of the blogs I posted over the last few days and you can tell my thoughts aren’t gathered, not to mention spelling.

So in conclusion, beware of cold medicine, it could impair your ability to blog.

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