Someone mentioned on their blog that sometimes the hardest part is finding a title for your post. And today, I can’t for the life of me come up with one. Perhaps by the end of this post.
Thank you for your comments about my last post. A theme related blog is hard to keep fresh when I am not doing anything new. But there is always plenty to write about that isn’t related to the theme. Life keeps dibbying out tidbits along the way. (Spell check doesn’t like “dibbying” but doesn’t offer me any suggestions to correct it, so I trust I am right.)
I do want to say that I am lost without your blog, Mikey. You are the Seinfeld of blogging and I mean that in a good way. You have a great way of communicating your day to day that hooks the reader. And I miss your blog already.
Mindee of Our Front Door writes about her day to day and she keeps it fresh and funny and it never sounds like a Christmas letter. I work in the city where Mindee lives and we have never met. Its kind of fun to think we might pass each other in the store or be sitting next to each other at a stoplight and not know it. (Wasn’t there some tv show like that?)
I really think the key to blogging is not the content but just plain good writing. That is my goal. Sometimes I hit a home run; other times when going back and reading an old post I wonder what the heck I was thinking when I hit the “publish” key. I can’t tell you how long I have spent on just these few paragraphs; playing with words and reconstructing sentences. I visit your blogs for the same reason. Its been fun getting to know each of you through your writing and glad that you share that piece of your life with the world.
Now, if the weekend goes as planned, nestled between high school football games on Friday (yes, plural) and the Meatloaf concert on Sunday night, I may get some ride time in at a new location. Horse talk, pictures…the whole works are coming soon!
So thanks for the boost of confidence. It was just what I needed. (And I got the title to the post.)
Aug 26, 2011
Aug 24, 2011
Bursting the Bubble
With work travel and the back to school hustle and bustle, I have had little time to sit down and blog. But then with work travel and the back to school hustle and bustle, I have had hardly any horse time. Since this blog is mostly a chronicle of my horse life, there hasn’t been much to share.
On our local chat group, Horsetales, we were discussing the change of authors on a popular blog; good, bad, or no opinion. Then the following was posted:
“I stopped reading most Blogs because I found that most eventually turn into an outlet for self promotion and congratulation for the writer, if not just boring blather - its a fine line you have to walk to keep them interesting and informative without running on like the dreaded once a year " Christmas Letter " that some people send out. Kind of like the bragging and rambling on that they would do if they had friends that they could tell that stuff to in person. But on a positive note. at least with a blog you can leave the page without offending the writer or having to make up an excuse..”
Knowing that I keep a website and have blogged before blogging had a name, this was close to hitting me with his best shot. Ouch.
Although I am thrilled that people do visit this page, I do blog for me. I enjoy writing about my horses and photoshopping pictures and telling stories. If I made my blog private and didn’t share it with anyone, I would still write. It’s an outlet for me like reading is for others. But for those who do tune in, I guess I am guilty of posting dribble when I have nothing horse related to share. It is like talking when there is an awkward silence. I am the person who can’t let that go on for too long. And sometimes, no matter how hard I try, I just can’t make that dribble horse related.
It’s fun, too, to hear from readers. And for those of you who have your own blog, I’ve enjoyed getting to know you through your own pages.
In the end, I guess I don’t like to see a stagnant or static page when I go visiting someone else’s blog, so I try to keep mine current; albeit it is sometimes reaching to find something equine to write about. But with my favorite riding season about here, it should get better. I hope you continue to hang with me. And if you don't, I'll still be here.... writing Christmas letters.
On our local chat group, Horsetales, we were discussing the change of authors on a popular blog; good, bad, or no opinion. Then the following was posted:
“I stopped reading most Blogs because I found that most eventually turn into an outlet for self promotion and congratulation for the writer, if not just boring blather - its a fine line you have to walk to keep them interesting and informative without running on like the dreaded once a year " Christmas Letter " that some people send out. Kind of like the bragging and rambling on that they would do if they had friends that they could tell that stuff to in person. But on a positive note. at least with a blog you can leave the page without offending the writer or having to make up an excuse..”
Knowing that I keep a website and have blogged before blogging had a name, this was close to hitting me with his best shot. Ouch.
Although I am thrilled that people do visit this page, I do blog for me. I enjoy writing about my horses and photoshopping pictures and telling stories. If I made my blog private and didn’t share it with anyone, I would still write. It’s an outlet for me like reading is for others. But for those who do tune in, I guess I am guilty of posting dribble when I have nothing horse related to share. It is like talking when there is an awkward silence. I am the person who can’t let that go on for too long. And sometimes, no matter how hard I try, I just can’t make that dribble horse related.
It’s fun, too, to hear from readers. And for those of you who have your own blog, I’ve enjoyed getting to know you through your own pages.
In the end, I guess I don’t like to see a stagnant or static page when I go visiting someone else’s blog, so I try to keep mine current; albeit it is sometimes reaching to find something equine to write about. But with my favorite riding season about here, it should get better. I hope you continue to hang with me. And if you don't, I'll still be here.... writing Christmas letters.
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