We’re off for an extended weekend at Amy’s grandmother’s place for Memorial Day weekend.
I’m going to be back to GPRS for ‘Net access for the next few days, but will try to be posting all weekend. I’ve brought some work with for my real job and for my blogs as well.
My hope is to get some graphic work done as well for Snowmoblog, which I’ve been neglecting for a week or two.
So I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what I’m doing blogging. Over the last 7-8 months, it has become one of my top interests and yet the last few weeks I have been having a really hard time with it.
The problem, as usual, is me. I’ve been holding back, not really sure how to express my views or ideas. The problem stems from my discomfort of conflict I think. While I shy from it, I also don’t hold back once the ‘mud’ starts flinging. More often than not, I end up getting frustrated, mad and sorry that I was not able to communicate effectively.
But that discomfort has held me back, and I want to talk about more than I have in the past. I want to discuss things, be a real part of the conversation rather than parroting others, which I feel like I’ve done. I want to posit my opinion and viewpoint on a topic rather than simply put a link to a cool post somewhere.
My limited exchange of posts and links with a number of bloggers has really whetted my appetite for real interactive communication. I’ve found a lot of great blogs, with a lot of great viewpoints. I’ve learned a lot in the last few months, most of it from blogs I’ve followed from the A-List to the Z-List (that’s me!), and everywhere in between.
All the concepts on blogging, the ideas for revenue generation, the fun stuff, the serious stuff – its really moved me down the road to a point where I thought I already was. For quite awhile I thought I was participating, but looking back I think that I’ve only been ‘lurking’, if you will. Kind of participating around the edges, though not enough to really provoke much response, or to start a thread.
This is where you’ll see a difference in what I write – this is where I’m going to let my passion for blogging, mobile communications (and more) explore to its fullest.
Kathy Sierra has a great post called Do Something Scary. She quotes Eleanor Roosevelt who said “Do one thing every day that scares you”, and continues talking about trying new things (taking risks) and expanding your experiences. This is something I’ve been trying to do for the last few weeks, and have had a few minor successes (at least in my book), so I’m going to keep tacking new risks, try new things.
The post is a really good read, you should also check out Death by risk-aversion, another post by Kathy.
So we’re off to see what progress is being made on our townhouse since the middle of April. We’re scheduled to close in August and there is a lot of work to do. Hopefully there’ll be a bit done, however it’s been raining on & off for the last two weeks (this coming week doesn’t look much better) and may have impacted progress.
As a side note, I’m working on the 8700c review and will try to take some pics of the device at work tomorrow to help round out the piece. More later!
Well, someone stole my bike last night. Got home from visiting the parents and my mountain bike was missing from the garage. All I can say is – gee thanks.
@MAC_Arms Pay taxes when you make your money, pay taxes when you spend your money, pay taxes when you successfully invest your money, pay taxes when you save enough taxed money to afford a house, pay taxes to live in your house, pay taxes when you sell the house that you paid taxes on to
Yup, taxes are criminal and we need serious reforms. I've always said that if you want to see a tax revolt, make withholdings illegal and have Americans write a tax check every payday. They'll revolt for sure. You don't miss what you never had.
I think it’s safe to say that @GovEvers should stop blocking audits in Wisconsin and open the books…
“Only AMERICAN citizens should vote.”
Sen. @berniemoreno says voter ID and proof of citizenship are simply common sense.
“We’re talking about a very low threshold — identify who you are and prove you’re a U.S. citizen when you register to vote. I think we’re getting closer to
Wrong. Democrats are solely responsible for hours-long airport lines.
They voted to defund TSA three times and won’t even entertain a conversation about reopening it. Why?
They’re using it as leverage to stop enforcing immigration laws.
