The Philosophy of Blogging

There are certain things I love the most about blogging.

The interaction, of course, with others in a time and place of MY choosing, when I can sit and reflect, in my p.j's. But it is still interaction in an age where I do not get out much to have meaningful conversation.

Today, I have to clean.  Yesterday, among the driving everywhere, doing all the regular stuff, I managed to 'do' Pint's room, which needed to be condemned!! Today, it is the 1/2 Pint's room. And, ultimately, the rest of the house as well.

But not quite yet.  First I get my coffee, and my blogs. 

My days are filled with Dr. Appt.'s, driving a car full of young children, karate lessons, where I do interact with people, but those people have said to me things like...

“John McCain? Who is he?”

Or, "No, I don't know or care what the economy is like", “ or “What could biofuel possibly have to do with rising prices of food”...

Sigh.

And I leave my destination wondering if truly, 90 % of the world's population ARE certifiably morons.

Then, I come home to my own little world, which is expanded via the internet and the blogosphere.

And I am eternally grateful that I don't have to live in a world constrained by only those with whom I interact in a physical manner.

I think I like the comments best. Writing my own blog is fun, certainly, but it still doesn't take me out of my life, rather, it brings others into my life.  No, it is the comments that I make on other's blogs, which truly end up enriching me.

Right now, I am involved in a rather deep and profound philosophical discussion with Kurt Maddox. It is interesting, thoughtful and very provocative. I cannot simply jot off a quick answer to his (or a host of other's) comments on my comments and so forth.

I like that. I appreciate some of my more, shall we say, 'friendly adversaries'? I appreciate them a lot. They take me out of my comfort zone, and require me to continue evolving as a human.

There are certain blogs I read because I like the person, or I like the way they write, or they put pretty pictures up.

And, there are certain blogs I read because the writer challenges me.

And, there are times I comment quickly, without thought, in a snappy and smart ass manner, LOL, and am brought up short by the author!

Thank you Surrogate, Cutter, Pastor Dave and Kurt Maddox, Thoolou, LoriShuster, and Doc Savage, to name but a few.

That is not to say that I do not enjoy the other blogs. I do. I like hearing about the day to day struggles that some make, or seeing the lovely pictures that some post, hearing about the daily struggles to find a job, or go to grad school, or simply get through another day. They challenge me to 'empathy' something that is easy to let fall by the wayside.

I think as a society, some of us are evolving into the next phase. Some of us are still way out there, only interacting physically with those closest to us, and therefore, (making the assumption that eventually most of us are surrounded only by those closest to us) are not challenged to think. Not challenged to rise up to a new idea and investigate it. Not challenged to try to make a difference.

So, for all of you out there who read the blogs, be grateful that you have them!! They are keeping your brain alive. Something you will be grateful for LOL.