tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post6324128448796742990..comments2023-09-11T01:59:23.810-07:00Comments on Sierra Highlands: Thinking about BloggingWillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-25678432918893014242009-01-07T21:03:00.000-08:002009-01-07T21:03:00.000-08:00I was away for the holidays on the coast (trying t...I was away for the holidays on the coast (trying to escape the cold which kind of followed us!).<BR/><BR/>I am also a devoted reader- your thoughts give my brain a much needed workout at times and I can so often relate.<BR/><BR/>I blog, very infrequently, to get some of the thoughts roaming in my head into something coherent. I also like to keep a bit of a record- this will sound very strange, but in my down days (the -40 ones) I can pop up my blog and think, my what a happy, busy family that is!<BR/><BR/>KristeThe Beynonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001494603417715259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-67361176652222224882009-01-07T07:59:00.000-08:002009-01-07T07:59:00.000-08:00Yes, I can see where the statcounter can be like a...Yes, I can see where the statcounter can be like a popularity meter and pull the focus towards "do you like me?" If it were just that, I wouldn't even have it. I journalled happily for years in private. <BR/><BR/> But with blogging I suppose I do feel that it's in some way a community enterprise, and in that way feedback seems important. Like, if you were going to hang out at a New Year's party, say, or the gathering after church, you would try not to just go on and on about something that everyone was obviously bored by. I wouldn't go to extreme lengths to get attention, either, with lampshades on head and all. There would be a middle ground. Hmm.. still thinking.Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-1077683626351398172009-01-07T04:55:00.000-08:002009-01-07T04:55:00.000-08:00Willa, I was gone for two weeks and am just starti...Willa, I was gone for two weeks and am just starting to read and blog again, but I just wanted to say that I do appreciate your blog very much. And once I decide to read anyone's whole post, I usually click off the Google Reader and onto the blog itself. It can be especially rewarding this time of year, when many people "redecorate." <BR/><BR/>I won't do the stat counter or even list the blogs I read regularly on my own sidebar. And I try not to consider too much "what other people want to read." All those things tempt me to focus too much on whether people "like" me, and that's not why I blog.<BR/><BR/>Blogging is for me the one place where I really get to say what I want, no matter how esoteric or scattered, and find out whether anyone else is interested in the same things--even if it's Kant or Descartes. I used to always jokingly complain to my husband that you can't exactly go to a baby play group and start a conversation with, "So, anybody reading any John Donne lately?" With blogging, you can do just that, whether anyone comments or not! Mostly not, I'm sure, but one reason I do read your blog is that I can imagine you posting on the likes of Donne.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Laura Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168905598871608315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-32266141606248012102009-01-06T05:18:00.000-08:002009-01-06T05:18:00.000-08:00Happy New Year, Willa!I enjoy your blog and I real...Happy New Year, Willa!<BR/><BR/>I enjoy your blog and I really like your new template. Thanks for giving me things to think about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-87750933838270521472009-01-05T15:33:00.000-08:002009-01-05T15:33:00.000-08:00I also read through a feed, so I don't know if I c...I also read through a feed, so I don't know if I count for stats. I love watching you wander through all the philosophical stuff-- much of it is brand-new to me.<BR/><BR/>I blog because I like to put things out there-- half hoping people notice, and half not. I just feel like I will explode if I don't say what I am thinking sometimes, and before I started blogging I was really bad at taking over conversations. (I'm still kind of bad at that, depending on the group, but not *as* bad.) <BR/><BR/>I have a stat counter, but I haven't been able to access it for over two years. I lost my password. ;o) But I have a *very* small regular readership-- I would say around 20 people.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875603488434952711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-15665770367179247212009-01-05T15:30:00.000-08:002009-01-05T15:30:00.000-08:00So my advice would be to get rid of the statcounte...So my advice would be to get rid of the statcounter (and the scale). You don't blog for a big audience. You blog for yourself. Very worthwhile. And sometimes the rest of us learn something (quite a lot really) and connect with people we wouldn't otherwise connect with. I check all the time. I've not felt up to deep philosophical discussion lately but sometimes you get on a jag that does really interest me. And if blogging helps you with the Kant and Descartes, I say keep blogging about it. Beats the heck out of depression and psychotic episodes (which can also come from reading too much of that stuff).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-39340371528340911582009-01-05T13:07:00.000-08:002009-01-05T13:07:00.000-08:00I've got your blog in my reader...I've been silent...I've got your blog in my reader...I've been silently enjoying it for some time. <BR/><BR/>I blog for various reasons: to keep long-distance family and friends up to date with the happenings in our home, to keep a sort of homeschool log, and to journal my epiphanies along this journey of grace. It is nice (though sometimes intimidating) to know someone is listening. I would be severely thin, alas dead, if my weight was equal to my audience. :)Dawn Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903219476448117613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-65376587886704538022009-01-05T12:11:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:11:00.000-08:00I also checked your blogs throughout the holidays ...I also checked your blogs throughout the holidays (I love my Google reader!), and enjoyed your perspectives on Kant and Descartes. :) I've blogged for several years now, but I do it more for my immediate family than for any outside audience. Oh, and my kids and I got a huge kick out of those prequels. They've been coming up with new ones all morning. Thanks for sharing them!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826115764115178487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-83544781924056700132009-01-05T11:55:00.000-08:002009-01-05T11:55:00.000-08:00I don't comment much anywhere, but I read. Lots o...I don't comment much anywhere, but I read. Lots of heavy stuff to ponder here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-79801617724275739732009-01-05T11:14:00.000-08:002009-01-05T11:14:00.000-08:00Another devoted reader here, just always so low on...Another devoted reader here, just always so low on brain power that when I read, I go, "Wow, I bet that is fascinating, I wish I had something interesting to say back!" LOL And I don't think I show up on statcounter too much as I read through google reader. Don't forget those feed readers! ;-)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750119018720696852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-83142268852077198452009-01-05T10:54:00.000-08:002009-01-05T10:54:00.000-08:00I found your blog in a search for unschooling, and...I found your blog in a search for unschooling, and I very much enjoyed reading this post. :-) I totally know what you mean about blogging being an excellent way to think things through, and an awesome way to connect with people you might not connect with otherwise. And it is also a very nice feeling knowing that people read what you write, and even nicer when they understand perfectly. :-)Idzie Desmaraishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12782266545123946006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-61057335090513700552009-01-05T10:30:00.000-08:002009-01-05T10:30:00.000-08:00And, you know, I just focused my eyes enough to no...And, you know, I just focused my eyes enough to notice the question at the end of your post.<BR/><BR/>So, I blog because I like to keep things- daily events, thoughts, lists of books- but I've never been organized enough or dedicated enough to have a real, paper journal for more than a month or so. That leads into the second reason- I like to talk to people. I like to hear what they think, and what they think about what I've been thinking. <BR/><BR/>I'm part extreme introvert, and part social butterfly. :)lissla lissarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354424704358588553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-64953300871090603102009-01-05T10:17:00.000-08:002009-01-05T10:17:00.000-08:00Well, you have one devoted reader who was checking...Well, you have one devoted reader who was checking your blog a great deal throughout the holidays, while trying to stay sane from people-related stress. :)I've always escaped from too much personal interaction by reading- reading blogs has become a good (although sometimes too easy and escapeful [which is definitely a word] addition to biblioholism), because it combines my other favourite activity- conversation.<BR/><BR/>I don't even have a statcounter. I'm too scared. I think I have, oh, possibly ten people who check regularly. That includes my husband, and possibly the toddler on my leg, who likes pictures of himself. :)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I just woke up from a nap, so this is more than usually incoherent, but I like your blog (I've liked all of your blogs), I always enjoy finding out what people I like are thinking about. So, keep it up. <BR/><BR/>And I wish I could take credit for the prequels, but all I can do is post them. Did you ever hear about the massive online message board thread entitled "If LotR had been written by someone else?" You'd like it. I'll stick up a link.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and my favourite prequel is still A Loaf of Bread Sits Unguarded in France.lissla lissarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354424704358588553noreply@blogger.com