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And we're off...

Well my friends, this is my first "real" post. Thanks to my pal Dave Coe, I have had this site now for I think about a week, and I've have already discovered a few things about blogging.
Number one: the introduction. This is when I tell my friends (and anyone who I have given this address to is officially a friend) that I have a blog. This produces one of two reactions. The first set of people are those who know what blogging is and often times respond with a subtle "Oh you're one of those" smirks. So before we go any further I want to clear the air on some things. No I do not spend my weekends in chat rooms and meeting people on Myspace. In fact I only just recently set up a my space account, and only spend an average of 2-6 hours a night in chat rooms. (jk)
The second reaction that happens when I tell someone I have a blog, is one of blank concern. These are the people who have never heard of a "blog", and usually respond with a compassionate "hmmm" to accompany their concerned look, as though I've just informed them of a medical condition. The next thing that happens I've discovered is also a little awkward. Because if the persond doesn't know what a "blog" is, you then have to explain it "is simply a website all about me. Where you can go and read about who I am, what I am doing, my interests, and also read me journal about myself! Can you imagine?! A website entirely for me, about me and by me?!?! Here let me give you the address." You get the picture. There is a common theme in MY blog.
It dawned on me there may be an air of conceit in "blogging". So after a fair amount of though my justification is this: I don't have to send everyone these unsolicited mass email that do the same thing: talk about me. Instead now you have the power to read or not read according to your own interests. Everybody's happy. I get to keep talking about myself as though everyone is listening and you have the option to not listen without feeling bad about asking me not to send mass emails anymore, or annoyed at getting a mass email. So you see in reality this whole blog thing is as much about you as it is about me. You can thank me later.
Now that I've rambled for ever about absolutely nothing and started this off on a good foot. I am going to wrap it up and I think I'd better start another post to tell you exactly what my world traveling plans are for the next 4-6 months. I will talk to you (myself) then.
Cheers and welcome to my blog.

posted by Travelin' D @ 10:31 AM