..... and beginning.
Yep, no more of this blog. I have had a number of messages with regards to this and why did I make it private. The latter one - just lazy. I did not want to type in contact info of the allowing ones.
The former - ending the Blog. Yes, blogging can be whatever one wants it to be. However, lately, I have not liked how the blogging experience was becoming to BE, for me.
From the beginning the Blog was only a journal to keep me honest in getting fit again. It was essentially just that for a long time. Then, without me fully realizing the WHOLE blog thing - people started leaving comments? WHAT? Comments? People are actually reading this? Not only that - leaving comments? People I have never met, no clue who they are, or their existence. Trust me I'm a pretty social butterfly. Lots of friends, and I am always looking for my next best friend. Yet, here is the thing....
I was writing things that normally MOST friends would not know unless they actually got to know the what, and who of me; or in the very least saw something of my countenance before they read stuff about me. Plus, me of them. With this blogging thing any complete stranger was reading my thoughts (which could change on a whim; I am happy that way) and doings. Granted 90% of what anyone read was pretty narrowly focused on one aspect of the WHO and What of me. I did gradually learn to accept it - well kinda.
Accepted it by actually in turn, leaving comments on other blogs, and also started to check the official I am Following square of other blogs. From that point things changed mostly for the good. I enjoyed making all these cyber friends. Some of whom, I know without doubt, if I lived anywhere near you - running partners for life. Yet, as this thing continued, I really started to wish Blogger had just a "Like" button like Facebook. It was getting out of control.
I would read SO many blogs it was impossible to keep up with them all. Even the ones I read, for the most part I could not bring myself to leave a comment after EVERY reading. Then on top of that - TIME!!! It was really becoming a commitment of time. Not only for me to post something, but to stay on top of the ones I checked I will follow.
Yes, believe it or not - I have a life! Happy one as well. Love it. I have a happy family, loving wife. Have a pretty happy, great existence that finds lots of pithy, fun and fantastic things all around me. Blogging was beginning to keep me from all that existence. So, several months back I thought to take a break. Maybe only post once a week or even less - only Race Reports and the great training run or happy run. Did that for awhile, then, injury brought me in front of the computer, reading and typing more. Also, for the first time I wrote something that offended someone to the point of leaving a profanity laced dislike comment. WOW! I am not easily offended myself to be honest. Can't think of the last time I was. Somethings bug me on a occasion - but truly offended - not so much. Plus, if YOU actually get to KNOW the BE of ME - I go out of my way NOT to OFFEND. Happy that way.
Okay, back to the sum of it all. This Blog is ending. Am I done with blogging? Probably not. Need a break. Yet, I am tired of blogging about running. Yes, oh, yes running is just a real life metaphor for so much more in our lives. Likewise, a Blog about running tends to reflect just that. With that said though - I have no idea what concept or idea for the next one I do. Strike that! I do have a few things kicking around. Running will be in it, but not all of it. Maybe not even 25% of it. As I said though - I have no idea right now. Who knows after days, weeks, months or years - I might just say I am back with the very same Blog? I am happy like that.
There are a few things that it will not be - NEVER, will there EVER be a GIVEAWAY of any sort. Sorry readers I dislike them, and likewise any use of BLOGS for monetary purposes. A few things it will be - SAFE and SANE for ALL ages and forms of intelligent life. That being said you will never read a post laced with profanity, all about why the world revolves around me (since it doesn't; NO FLAUNT ZONE), guns, ammo, hatred, rants, drinking booze or smoking.
It will be CHEERFUL ACTUALLY.
.... till THEN! Have a great life!
Cheers!
5 comments:
well if you come back, I left my blog and started a new one. Just for some of the same reasons and different ones too.
Anyhow. I enjoyed your thoughts.
You definitely have to do what's best for you and your family. Take care!
Bummer! But I can understand why. Let's keep in touch!
Slomo,
It's been fun. Do get in touch if in SeaTown and be well. :-)
Wow, hate to admit that I completely missed your (thankfully brief) hiatus from blogging.. because I was on my own self-imposed blog exile. Unlike "Field of Dreams", if you build it (a blog), they won't necessarily come. But, however, if you tend to it, contribute, cultivate.. inevitably they will come and comment. I've had mixed feelings about my blog, partially out of a lack of feeling particularly inspired or inspiring lately. Also, it seems like much of the blogging world has been supplanted by the more real-time edginess of Facebook and Twitter. Well, thanks for commenting on my post, prompting me to visit you again, prompting me to comment now, prompting me to wade back into the blogosphere. Glad you came back.
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