My Childhood

Brian Jacques died on the 5th. The author of the Redwall series was a favorite author of mine when I was younger. In fact he is still a favorite, his works may have been written for children but they were timeless. It seems like a part of my childhood is gone now. He is one of the people who inspired me to write. I am thankful that I was able to enjoy the experience of reading his books.

I wish the best for his family.

To friend or not to friend, that is the question

Every once in a while it feels good to look at other people and think 'I'm smarter than them'. That is what this site is for:
www.unfriendable.com
failbook.failblog.org
Enjoy!

On a serious note I'm starting to hate that Facebook and other social sites call everyone your "friend". It's not totally their fault but it minimizes the word somewhat. Social networks almost forced you to accept request from people who are not your friend. Some may be an acquaintance, or a co-worker or a friend of a friend but how many are really friends?

Blogs

Blogging is a big part of self-expression now. Some blogs generate business, some express viewpoints, some are just like journals, and some are private- a friend of mine for instance has hers set up where you must sign in to read it so not everyone can check it out.

I didn't realize how big blogging was until recently when I was reading another blog. The viewpoint of the blogger was that bloggers should be more respected and noted. How blogs reach every kind of interest and generate pixels. Pixels generate interest and higher rankings on Google and other search engines which show the relevance of topics to citizens creating good business.

One thing though. The posting mentioned that there are more than 150 million daily active bloggers around the world.
Wow! That many daily postings. The internet must be crowded. I just post occasionally and my blog seems full to me.