Why blog?

May 18, 2005 // Posted in Hmmm, blogging  

I don’t get it. What in  is the point of a blog?  Is it to ‘hear’ yourself think?  Or to make others ‘hear’ you?  I don’t know, just don’t get it.  I am the type that says it, although not always as pleasantly as others may wish.  If I got somethin’ to say…I say it.  I also hate writing letters/cards….1) it seems impersonal to me, and 2)cards are the biggest racket of all time. $3 bucks for some sappy piece of junk that gets thrown in the trash at the end of the day?….lame!!!

If you got something to say….I say CALL THEM(my employer will appreciate you using your cell phone).
They will appreciate it. I know you have a cellphone….I saw you meandering all over the damn road this morning while talking on it. By the way, I screen all calls, so if you call me it better be for a good reason….ahahahahaha.

Anyway, I’ll rant about that some other time….
What is the point of a blog? I just don’t know. I got better ways to waste my time….like steam cleaning my carpets that the little kiddee has nearly destroyed. Or paint the hallways, or replace the sprinkler heads I sawed off with the lawn mower. Is the point of a blog to make me feel ‘heard’ by the masses? Why? Aren’t those people around me sufficient to fill my need for acceptance? If not, time to find new people.
Hmmm…interesting thought. Many folks would say that we have become a closer, tighter global community due to these sorts of high tech things…the blogs, the cell phones, the IM, the SMS, etc.  Hmmm…I don’t know about that…in fact, I am beginning to think just the opposite. These things have done more for isolating people than anything else I can think of. Where is the real interaction? the expression, the feeling…the real acceptance.  It creates a false sense of acceptance…that is obvious by the continual use of these sorts of tools to scam and deceive people. It is devoid of all feeling, all personal interaction, expressionless….in my opinion it is nearly useless.  You could do this from a cave….in fact some do, why?  Are they trying to avoid ‘real’ interaction?  Or are they trying to misrepresent themselves? Or are they just so damn busy that this is the only way to communicate?
ah…damn it!…I just wasted 30 minutes on this impersonal blog thing. I could have pulled those weeds in the front yard.
Maybe I’ll finish my thoughts next time….next year…if there is a next time.

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