Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
You know, I really don't get why people feel the need to blog. This is not a disparaging comment toward those here who also have a blog... I understand if you are selling things, maybe. But, I am pretty sure no one is interested my daily life, my rides, or anything else I do. Since I was a writing teacher, I *do* get the many reasons why people write. But blogs just seem to be one more symptom of our society where everyone just feels the need to know everything about everyone else. I kept a journal that I wrote in when my students were writing, but it definitely was not meant for anyone else to read.
I know the answer to this post will be "so don't read them, if you don't want to," which is of course, what I do. But, I do see this phenomena as a symptom of our phrenetic need to be public with everything.
If it isn't blogging, then it's participating in an Internet forum where one occasionally reveals bits of personal detail to many strangers here.

Blogging touches upon 2 lifelong interests for myself : writing to tell a story and selecting relevant, maybe interesting photos. And most of the pics aren't about me in the photo. I do love words and pics. So how those 2 intersect makes it an enjoyable interest for myself.

I don't write about my daily rides even though I have cycling oriented blogs. I just pluck a possibly interesting subject and write on it.

After all, a PAID writer chooses similar subjects.

I don't have enough creative energy nor time to blog several times per wk. Maybe it's better to see it as writing selectively and illustrating it.

I know Crankin, most likely you didn't answer any of my blog polls. It's ok. It's a hit and miss thing.