I Said What?

I Said What?

One of the fun things about blogging is rereading old posts. 

I’ve been doing this for almost nine years now.  Often when looking at current statistics I see posts from years gone by and I don’t remember what I said.  I enjoy going back and reading those old posts.  Some of them crack me up.  Some of them make me think.  Some of them make me think…what was I thinking?

I often say to myself “I said what?”

OMG, I said things that would piss off a lot of people today. 

Actually, my thoughts have not changed that much, mostly I have developed a little bit of a filter.  Commenters kicking your ass for things you say will help you develop a filter.

I have learned to filter out “Bad words.”  I don’t really think there are bad words only bad intentions, but since many people react negatively to some words, regardless of the context, I have learned to just stay away from their usage…most of the time.

I have learned to stay away from politics.  This has been hard as I have always enjoyed political discussions.  I can even remember a time when friends could share different political positions and still remain good friends.  Sadly, that is no longer the case.

There are other subjects to avoid.  Don’t make fun of someone’s religion.  Don’t joke about sexual orientation (although there is a lot of funny stuff here). Be careful when discussing someone’s intelligence, and do not post anything about anything to do with race.

So many topics that are just best avoided.  I get it.  What does surprise me is the seemingly innocuous topics that will manage to be the aluminum foil on someone’s bad tooth.

You can make a comment about killing an insect, wasting water, using a sponge, almost any subject will make someone angry.  And this to an audience of about 43 people.

If I make a satirical comment about any of life’s problems, someone will offer a solution.  There are many problem solvers who read my posts.

Nine years!  That is a long time, for someone as shallow and lazy as me.  Lately my readership is decreasing.  I don’t know if it is because my posts suck, or this blog thing is losing steam.  I’ll go with the latter, because, well because I know I am fabulous so it can’t be the former.

I often think about quitting. 

Then some friend drops me an email telling me that they enjoy my posts or I get a really nice comment from someone I really respect.  That’s all it takes for me to continue.

I don’t think I can quit, I just may not post as often.

Many great painters, writers, musicians and other artists were abject failures until they kicked the bucket.  Then others discovered their genius.

Who knows, maybe I am an undiscovered genius.  So, I will continue to post occasionally, because someday these posts will be recognized for their brilliance and importance.

Nah, probably not…who cares,  even if only a few people read these posts, I do enjoy the posting. 

Kind of like singing in the shower.