Well, any notion that I'm typing away in the dark at words that no one else will ever see have been firmly dispelled. Not only do I have readers I have strangers for readers. Strangers I have things in common with, even, which opens up a whole new realm of possibilities with regards to what I can or ought to write about. I've also learned that I need to spend a few more minutes checking my facts before I post (sorry Matt Drudge, I called you fat and you're not).
I learned that Big Ass Belle is not only on a self-improvement kick but a sensitive writer with a difficult job to do. Her post about visiting the shaken baby should be mandatory reading for all expectant parents. Without meaning any disrespect (which is hard for anyone as snarky as me) can I say that I was shaken by reading this post. I learned that Evil Ganome is just about as curmudgeonly as me (except that he's had a dozen more years than I have to perfect it, and it shows). I learned that "Don" thinks I'm cute and that I can't access his profile to return the smile. I also learned that JoeMyGod (apart from being its own wonderful thing) is a breeding ground for alot of other wonderful things.
All of which makes me begin to reverberate in expectation over the coming weeks and months. I mean, once I actually figure out how to work this thing the possibilities are endless. Which, when it comes to possibilities, is just how I like them.
it is kind of amazing, isn't it? sort of like shooting bottle rockets into the ether, never thinking they'll hit anything. nice words, thanks.
ReplyDeletei have been completely opposed to the idea of folks having computers, writing, keeping blogs, that sort of thing. i've come to believe, though, that it's a new sort of democracy and though i prefer face to face in person contact, fact is most of us are short on that these days.
i think the whole idea of people expressing thoughts for themselves and others it sort of like a great big worldwide coffee klatch and that's pretty cool. plus, i don't have to bake a coffee cake, which i would almost certainly spoon up in its raw state, leaving none for the klatchers.