tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post7531547887866441000..comments2024-03-28T18:11:40.841-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: Blogging -- What Is It Good For?Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-84973004019408704112011-12-16T17:52:47.758-05:002011-12-16T17:52:47.758-05:00Well, I think writers of any sort do their thing i...Well, I think writers of any sort do their thing in hopes someone out there reads their offerings and responds.<br /><br />I've visited hundreds of blogs, and chose to follow only a half dozen or so. One is yours. Feel good?Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-64099558777318265712011-12-16T10:12:00.957-05:002011-12-16T10:12:00.957-05:00Oh Tom, but for what do we blog except to entertai...Oh Tom, but for what do we blog except to entertain others, and they in turn blog to entertain us. (With apologies to Jane Austen.) Dianne<br /><br />I don't like nostalgia, I get depressed if I wallow in it myself, but if someone else wants to recall something they experienced, so what. If I don't want to read it I can go elsewhere. I read 'heavy' stuff all day long, a little light humor always works. As for pets, it depends. Some pets are sooooo cute.<br /><br />Politics and religion are topics that can get us into trouble all the time. However, there too, if someone wants to talk about something and I don't want to read it, I don't. How's that for narcissism??schmidleysscribblins,wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-7267868989674629332011-12-16T01:12:27.295-05:002011-12-16T01:12:27.295-05:00I'm retired. At this time of my life it is al...I'm retired. At this time of my life it is all about me! I'm not tied to a job or childcare. I can do and say and write what I please. Sometimes it pleases my readers and they comment, and the blog has let me make connections to others around the world. I have been surprised by what I have learned about others and about myself as a participant in the blogging community....where we have all come together of our own free will.#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-24093676976053075832011-12-15T20:34:00.888-05:002011-12-15T20:34:00.888-05:00You've brought up some interesting points, Tom...You've brought up some interesting points, Tom. Sometimes, especially when I am writing posts related to the painful aspects of my childhood (as a kind of rehearsal for my planned memoir) I worry I may be tedious. Usually, even if the post -- mine of someone else's -- is personal in nature, there is some theme that might apply to many others. I've found so many posts on other blogs -- including yours -- that are touching and meaningful for me. I think it's a matter of choice as several have mentioned: we can choose to read -- and keep reading -- a blog post. And it seems there is infinite room in the blogosphere for all manner of subjects and opinions. <br /><br />However, if cornered by a person who is being a bore, it can be truly excruciating. It's especially painful if you actually like the person. I have a dear neighbor who just drives everyone to distraction when he launches on another long, intricate story about his days working for Boeing or his passionate interest in Custer. OMG!Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-72723165795877604012011-12-15T13:59:53.967-05:002011-12-15T13:59:53.967-05:00With a blog, if you don't like it you can &quo...With a blog, if you don't like it you can "leave" the room. Not so lucky at a party. Although there is something to be said for face-to-face contact......something we bloggers can tend to neglect if we are not careful.Roberta Warshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869094383053871169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-31527799633238146202011-12-15T13:55:54.079-05:002011-12-15T13:55:54.079-05:00We get to choose which blogs we read, for one thin...We get to choose which blogs we read, for one thing. I'm finding I prefer the ones without recipes, or stories about kids or pets, or even with lots of pictures. <br /><br />I try to blog about things that will be of interest to readers. Looking back, I can gauge my postings partly by the number of comments. If I get more than the average number, it's usually because it's all about them as well.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-90027729950939848062011-12-15T11:28:07.589-05:002011-12-15T11:28:07.589-05:00I don't think there's much similarity betw...I don't think there's much similarity between a blog and a party, for many of the reasons already expressed. I choose to read blogs because I find them useful or entertaining. I tend to shy away from those that are pure gripe fests. When I want to complain about something I talk to my dog. She listens patiently to all I have to say and then she licks her behind, which helps me keep my ego in check.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-80413275923361712602011-12-15T11:16:57.124-05:002011-12-15T11:16:57.124-05:00I agree with Olga. It is difficult to walk away fr...I agree with Olga. It is difficult to walk away from a person if the conversation becomes boring or irritating. Blogs are simply reading material that will interest some people and not others. No one gives a second thought about walking away from a newspaper or magazine or other printed word. If readers don't like what you're writing, they'll just go somewhere else and new readers will take their place.<br /><br />After blogging for over five years, I still only write for my own amusement, not everyone else's.Catch Her in the Wryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052541966405145087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-37857809412100312132011-12-15T11:14:05.584-05:002011-12-15T11:14:05.584-05:00We communicate by taking turns as bloggers. One su...We communicate by taking turns as bloggers. One subject on someone's blog, as Rubye alluded, may be picked up directly or indirectly by other bloggers. The fact is that we are communicating as simply or as contrived as we wish. Nobody has to read; but, we are encouraged often enough to continue writing.<br /><br />I enjoyed your ruminations!Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-14185965818725208242011-12-15T09:38:49.584-05:002011-12-15T09:38:49.584-05:00Just before I came to your post here I was thinkin...Just before I came to your post here I was thinking about the variety of takes people have on various posts--how their comments are made up of different ways of seeing the same thing. I've been blogging for close to a year, but I have learned so very much in this short time that I have come to think of it as my blog education. Sure, most of my posts are about self but often they are about ideas picked up from other blogs.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-47341325809997011572011-12-15T09:30:41.263-05:002011-12-15T09:30:41.263-05:00"...without any consideration whether or not ..."...without any consideration whether or not anyone else in the world was interested in our lives, or our children or our pets"<br /><br />Well, nobody is forced to read a blog (usually) so it's not quite the same as being stuck in conversation hell at a party. That's my oinion. So what do you think about my opinion??Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.com