Blurbs 'n Blogs

There are some readers of this blog out there who need help. They need help to fathom the meaning of a blurb or blog. Like watchers at a rugby game, they don't want to get roughed up playing it themselves, but they love to watch the fur fly when they pass it along. "See what she wrote this time!" They read things into the piece clucking their yenta tongues and nodding their heads while pursing their I-told-you-so lips. I hope to educate these folks on the matter of the blurb or blog. Yes, this amateur kind of writing is personal and like all writing, it comes from the author's experiences. Writing it out allows this sort of freedom.  Any caustic meaning found comes from the mind of the beholder. It is not my intention to do other than "write it out".  But wait. This doesn't mean that there isn't artistic license when one writes. The latter allows embellishment and the addition of a little spice and imagination to the writing. It can be fictionalized. There are no rules. That's what makes it fun to do and the blog should be regarded as fun to read, not taken seriously. Unfortunately, some of the ignorant of the blog, make a game of it for their own amusement and send it on to others saying "aha, what did I tell you - see what she did now". That is fine with me. I have no control over that sort of drivel. When you write a personal blog, you expose yourself, hoping that someone else out there feels the same way you do and that they might not feel quite so lonely in their world. They might feel a connection. There is room for comment by readers and when I have some, I delight in responding even though at times, remarks are not flattering. When you write you have to accept the mean with the nice. Both are valid and I try to respond politely if there is negative criticism. Since I am honest and give my real name, I expect those who comment, good or bad, to be as forthright as I,  in sharing thoughts.   It is all part of the fun of bloggery.