tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post116738406888949055..comments2024-03-28T07:18:00.399-04:00Comments on The AC is On: Separate RealitiesAnvilcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167692201472401872007-01-01T17:56:00.000-05:002007-01-01T17:56:00.000-05:00AC, you've hit on an interesting theme. I find th...AC, you've hit on an interesting theme. I find that many of my age group don't know what a blog is or else they think it is offensive, a place where people gripe back and forth to each other. I think the Chat Rooms have given us a black eye. I do have 3 close friends who read my blog and then comment to me personally. I was also thrilled recently to have a young girl that I sponsor in the AA program comment on my blog post called "An Unmerry Christmas". I had no idea that she even knew I had one...so maybe more people look than I realize. And, finally, I printed a book for my kids this Christmas that is made up of posted blogs of my childhood and they seemed thrilled to have it in book form, as opposed to reading it on the computer.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167691360767670152007-01-01T17:42:00.000-05:002007-01-01T17:42:00.000-05:00I've been away from blog land more and more lately...I've been away from blog land more and more lately. I think it has everything to do with the intensity of the season. I found myself not even thinking in Christmas mode until the 23rd... maybe the 24th. Everything just seems to be so blasted busy... and for what? Holidays? Nuh uhh!!<BR/><BR/>Here we are on day 1 of 2007. I'm exhausted. My grandmother used to say that the best thing to do to bring in the New Year was to get a good night's sleep. I must have missed class that day.<BR/><BR/>Thinking of you. Thank you for everything, AC. You're a wonderful read and a fantastic blog buddy.<BR/><BR/>I hope 2007 brings you everything you hope for and deserve.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>TGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167687522542137532007-01-01T16:38:00.000-05:002007-01-01T16:38:00.000-05:00I love blogs and blogging but most people in my re...I love blogs and blogging but most people in my real world dismiss them with great disinterest. People seem to think that blogging is like online chats and only used to pick up people for romantic or other purposes! <BR/><BR/>There have been a couple of people who wanted to read my blog when they found out that I had one, yet I'm uncomfortable with that. I want to be able to write uncensored, like I do in my notebook journal and not worry about misunderstandings or hurt feelings. On the other hand, I'm terrible with keeping up with E-mail and have lost touch with several (formerly) good friends because of it.PBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672893473413051922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167654623353732812007-01-01T07:30:00.000-05:002007-01-01T07:30:00.000-05:00I can relate to your feelings but know that friend...I can relate to your feelings but know that friends sometimes get lost in their own worlds. And the longer they are gone, the harder it is for them to come back. I agree with Chani, it would be easier if people would be more open, as you are.<BR/>Happy New YearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167613084787572242006-12-31T19:58:00.000-05:002006-12-31T19:58:00.000-05:00My experience has been similar to yours. I started...My experience has been similar to yours. I started my blog when I went back to school, knowing that I could never keep up with the hand-written letters and e-mails I used to send to various family members on a weekly basis (or sometimes more frequently.) Few of them read the blog. None of them ever leave comments.<BR/><BR/>I enjoy my blog buddies, but I also wonder about the separate realities. For the moment, I can't keep up with either of them, and so, have gone into hibernation for the winter. :-)<BR/><BR/>All the best to you in 2007!Sarah Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165906925703092225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167610625404597602006-12-31T19:17:00.000-05:002006-12-31T19:17:00.000-05:00I must admit that most of my friends who know I bl...I must admit that most of my friends who know I blog and who know their way around a computer do visit my blog. But what I don't understand is why they never comment. Oh well, like you say.. it is not for me to understand the workings of others. But I do wonder about it. <BR/>Spending the New Years in the country sounds so very nice. Wishing you and Cuppa all the best in 2007. Happy New Year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167610147527001202006-12-31T19:09:00.000-05:002006-12-31T19:09:00.000-05:00As usual, I'm late to supper, and most of my thoug...As usual, I'm late to supper, and most of my thoughts on the subject have already been written here.<BR/><BR/>I'll just chime in and say that most of my non-blogger friends don't read my blog and my cats would be more likely to read it than He Who Doesn't Do Dishes. My son is interested, as is my brother who also prints it off for my dad. My co-workers read it from time to time. None of them ever comment online, although they do in person.<BR/><BR/>My son has a blog he is too busy to update, although I check it daily "just in case". I always comment on his, sometimes several times and he comments on mine once in awhile. I wish my brother would blog, he's so smart, funny and interesting (and single!), but he has too much on his plate to do it right now. <BR/><BR/>It used to bother me that HWDDD didn't take the time to read it, but it really doesn't anymore. He'd rather play spider solitaire and chat on yahoo (ok, maybe it does bother me just an eensy bit), and that's his choice.<BR/><BR/>To wrap up what has become a too-long comment, I never miss reading your blog AC. Your posts are interesting, informative and enlightening and I, for one, am thankful that you allow us to be a part of your life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167608287547028512006-12-31T18:38:00.000-05:002006-12-31T18:38:00.000-05:00It's harder all the time to keep up with mulitple ...It's harder all the time to keep up with mulitple friends. Some of the family read here, some of the friends read here, some don't. <BR/><BR/>I'm ok what ever they choose. But I would read theirs if they had one.<BR/><BR/>Life and it's lesson are in the little details, like saving pennies and sunshine, who was here and what we did.<BR/><BR/>I do mostly write for myself, as a journal. I would write if no one read it.Valerie - Still Riding Forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148433989184665687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167601568459341672006-12-31T16:46:00.000-05:002006-12-31T16:46:00.000-05:00I know what you mean. I'm one that does enjoy kee...I know what you mean. I'm one that does enjoy keeping up with others through their blogs. <BR/><BR/>Happy New Year to you. Glad I met you in blog world.Kilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412146547477399452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167596838345338272006-12-31T15:27:00.000-05:002006-12-31T15:27:00.000-05:00I can relate to this! I find that some friends avo...I can relate to this! I find that some friends avoid my blog altogether. Which annoys me to some extent because when I am writing an entry or posting a picture, I am doing it not to some invisible mass, but with each of them in my mind and heart. My life is so busy these days that I find personal letters or emails can only be occasional. But I do also understand that to some (especially older friends) a blog entry feels the equivalent of a round-robin. Ah, can't please everybody I guess. Bye for now and Happy New Year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167593557697718732006-12-31T14:32:00.000-05:002006-12-31T14:32:00.000-05:00Man oh man, can I relate! You are braver than I am...Man oh man, can I relate! You are braver than I am, for sure.... This is something I've almost blogged about, but so far, I've always chickened out. Like you, if my old friends had blogs, I would read them, like, *all the time*, so it's very hard for me to understand why friends I've had for eons don't seem to care to read my blog. Like some of your commenters mentioned, we are all different... I keep telling myself that and I'm almost convinced that applies to reading friends' blogs. Almost...heh... Thanks so much for sharing--it was like reading that great post I've had in my head, but have been too afraid to write, lest one of those old friends of mine choose that day to read what I wrote about them (which would be just my luck...heh...And heaven forbid that I could have the guts to be honest with them about this subject!). Blessings, DebraDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894174653208070320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167591053555436002006-12-31T13:50:00.000-05:002006-12-31T13:50:00.000-05:00AC - This post demonstrates why you have so many f...AC - This post demonstrates why you have so many faithful readers. Though our lives are busy and we all have limited time and energy, we find a 'well-written' post an enjoyable diversion from the mindless moving forward that daily routines involve.<BR/> <BR/> You invite us in to share your musings. In doing so we encounter ourselves in the thoughts, feelings, hopes and dreams that you bravely put out there. <BR/> <BR/> Friendships are interesting - one of the great mysteries. Observing those of my parents and now my own - I've decided you're pretty lucky if just a precious few really 'take' over the long haul. Hope you don't interpret your friend's falling away as your failure. Life just happens. Send her mental smiles and keep on fiddling and dancing at 4 in the morning.<BR/><BR/> You are so patient with the insomnia thing and I find that fascinating. ('Fascinating' is probably what most of my family and friends 'don't find my blog and probably explains their limited interest :0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167583493400446812006-12-31T11:44:00.000-05:002006-12-31T11:44:00.000-05:00I think there is a misperception about blogs. My ...I think there is a misperception about blogs. <BR/><BR/>My sister, not knowing that I myself have one, was making fun of blogs, joking that she really didn't want to know about the daily schedules of people and what their cat had for dinner.<BR/><BR/>So for the uninitiated, blogs must seem to be boring, and admittedly, there are quite a few that are.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry that you and your friend have lost touch. I hate it when that happens, and I spend lots of time trying to figure out where things went wrong, even though it may not have even been my fault at all.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604097511444010759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167573786339598902006-12-31T09:03:00.000-05:002006-12-31T09:03:00.000-05:00Some of my friends and relatives are faithful read...Some of my friends and relatives are faithful readers of my blog; others don't want to read it all. I don't think it has to do with whether people care or not. I think that the medium is not for everyone. At first I was bothered by the ones who don't look at it; now I don't really care. Once in a while I may ask one of them to look at one specific thing I did because I think they would enjoy it. Otherwise, I don't think that much about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167562509119183502006-12-31T05:55:00.000-05:002006-12-31T05:55:00.000-05:00hi AnvilHope you had a lovely christmas and happy ...hi Anvil<BR/>Hope you had a lovely christmas and happy new year!<BR/><BR/>I know exactly what you mean = I am always hurt that my best friend and my family seem to have no interest whatsoever in reading my blog. I feel like if they had one I would want to read it. Having said that my boyfriend does have one but he never writes anything personal and rarely updates so I only look at his once a week or so. he rarely looks at mine unless I remind him to!<BR/><BR/>Mybe blogs are only interesting to other bloggers. Or maybe some people are to busy or self obsessed to want to read about other peoples thpoghts and lives. I don't know what the answer is but know that you are not alone!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090382196937582571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167540836170378702006-12-30T23:53:00.001-05:002006-12-30T23:53:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Heather Pletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975795000759157299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167540827363951842006-12-30T23:53:00.000-05:002006-12-30T23:53:00.000-05:00Most of my siblings and closest friends also have ...Most of my siblings and closest friends also have blogs, so we're regular readers of each other's contemplations. However, I've told several other people I know about it and they neither comment on the blog nor in person, and I always find it a little awkward having conversations with them not knowing whether they know about what I've posted.Heather Pletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975795000759157299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167540734562830402006-12-30T23:52:00.000-05:002006-12-30T23:52:00.000-05:00Anvil, I have found that some friends are interest...Anvil, I have found that some friends are interested in my blog and others prefer the personal touch. (I could cut and paste a blog entry and they'd never know. :) It sounds like your friend is feeling neglected somehow and has begun to drift away. It's really too bad we can't be open and honest with each other about how we're feeling. We'd probably have our friends longer since there would be fewer opportunities for assumptions and misunderstandings to take root. It truly sounds to me like your friend wanted personal attention. Everyone's needs are so different in a friendship. If they're not articulated, things can happen. If you have a phone for her, call her. Ask. I'll bet she'll tell you. :)<BR/><BR/>Blogs bore some people to death and they are viewed as an on-line version of the mass-mailed impersonal xeroxed Christmas letters. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Peace, <BR/><BR/>~ChaniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1167540461642488322006-12-30T23:47:00.000-05:002006-12-30T23:47:00.000-05:00AC, I don't have a whole lot to compare with, as I...AC, I don't have a whole lot to compare with, as I don't particularly want my blog to be known by my friends in the workplace, and I haven't that many friends outside the workplace. I have five constant readers of my blog from real life, however: my Mama before she had surgery, a protegee who was my student, my cousin, my administrative assistant (!), and my best friend who lives far away.<BR/><BR/>What I find is that the men are not regular readers: my dad, my brother, my husband. My brother is on-and-off. My husband has a marathon catch-up reading session from time to time. But the brain of my dad is caught up with other things, I guess. <BR/><BR/>I've sometimes felt bad that some who are dear to me aren't avid readers of my writing, but then I recognize that they may be the sort who would rather experience life with me than read about it on my blog. Thing is, when they do read my blog, they tend to find some surprising things they didn't know, generally affirming.<BR/><BR/>Well, those are my thoughts. No conclusions. I don't know about you, but my posts are kind of like my babies, and I like my kin and friends to be excited to see them and to think they're beautiful. :)<BR/><BR/>Wishing you some good sleep....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com