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Hiding in a Crowd

Wow, it's been a while since I've stared at a blank page and thought of how to fill it! I've not even been reading too many blogs. I pop on here occasionally to check for comments and I may check in on favorite blogs here or there though.

I do Facebook but I've come to a conclusion. I think blogging to facebooking is as reading books is to watching television. Or at the least, reading classics is to reading People magazine. ;)

It's not that there is anything wrong with it. It's fantastic for finding old friends and just keeping up with people. Some folks think it's good for nothing but gossip. I guess that could be true for some. I enjoy seeing the statuses and staying in touch with friends. I'm horrible with making phone calls and even emails. When I think back to junior high and how I would stay on the phone for hours I have to laugh because that is so not me now! Who has time? Facebook is easier somehow. Write on someone's wall, comment on their status or picture, even talk on chat without them overhearing your barking dog or the toddler "singing" and rocking out on his guitar like his big brother....er, well, I don't guess everyone has that in the background!

But it also allows you to hide away. Facebook lets you cast out a quick status and be done with it. Or no status at all! Blogging demands a bit more thought. Well, at least the way I blog. I just try to be me and have a conversation...sometimes crossing into rambling. :) By the way, am I the only one who hates those blogs that put up like one line or a picture or something and they get like 96 comments? Anyway...;)

I've just noticed that blogging makes you look a little deeper, think a little harder, share a little more of yourself...yet you can also remain somewhat anonymous. Hmmm, come to think of it, Facebook is the opposite...it's not anonymous at all, yet you don't really have to share very much of yourself, the real you.

I haven't been doing too much of that. But maybe time will allow me to start again. I appreciate those of you that have stuck around and continued to check for updates. :)

Comments

  1. PattyJuly 30, 2010 at 12:24 AM

    Yay! You're back <3 . Been checking now and then, hoping for an update. Hope all the young'uns are yourselves are doing fine. :)

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  2. RoxanneJuly 30, 2010 at 3:21 PM

    Good you are back blogging.

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  3. LisaJuly 31, 2010 at 10:42 PM

    Hi guys, thanks for missing me and thinking of me!! :)

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