Let my groveling commence...
It's been brought to my attention that certain portions of my previous blog entry were "distasteful." I sincerely hope I did not offend anyone earlier regarding their blogs. Really, I enjoy reading other's blogs, so I hate to see them cease for whatever reason...but it's really no thing - a blog, after all, is only a blog (if it's more than that to any of us, we need help). You only have time to do what's important, and blogging is definitely not on the list of high priorities...nor should it be. It was simply fun to raz you guys about it precisely BECAUSE it's much ado about nothing ;-).
And the quote regarding the whole blogging ability/weight correlation was ABSOLUTELY intended to be humor among friends, but - in retrospect - might seem particularly distasteful. I SINCERELY HOPE NO ONE WAS OFFENDED BY THAT, but if you were I deeply apologize. I didn't pause long enough to consider that any of you might be sensitive to the subject. So I just vomited something I thought was funny when I heard it, and quoted it (knowing the the person whom I was quoting was totally speaking in "fun among friends," too - since he was also partly making fun of me in the process!)
Therefore, the offensive content has been deleted, and some of the entry has been modified.
As I think about this, I remember that some of you posed a question when you started blogging...what was a blog supposed to be? Is it a place to rant? To expose deep feelings? How much "sharing" becomes TOO MUCH sharing? Blogs are such a new entity, it's hard to know the boundaries. What's acceptable? What isn't?
For me, a blog is just an outlet for...whatever's on my mind - sometimes positive, sometimes negative. It's not intended to be an article in Newsweek for the whole world to analyze...or a personal diary that I expect no one to read. It's simply...thoughts. Some of it is thought through...some of it isn't. Most of it is to just share the funny moments, good moments, or "interesting" experiences I have. Maybe that's entertaining, maybe it isn't. Usually, I like to make people laugh...and occasionally "think." And though I usually try to watch what I say and how I say it, blogging is - after all - expressing myself...and that inevitably leads to mistakes and much-needed retractions.
But I never intend to offend anyone...or hurt someone's feelings. I view the small group of people that actually read my blog as family...nothing more, nothing less. Again, humor among friends...or insight among friends...
If you weren't offended, HALLELUJAH! Heck, if you didn't read it, then you're probably going "what the...?" and you're now offended (or not) for the first time. But I don't want to take the chance...I'm writing this because I can't assume that "no harm was done".
Peace.
KEY PHRASE: "Here am I...warts and all."
And the quote regarding the whole blogging ability/weight correlation was ABSOLUTELY intended to be humor among friends, but - in retrospect - might seem particularly distasteful. I SINCERELY HOPE NO ONE WAS OFFENDED BY THAT, but if you were I deeply apologize. I didn't pause long enough to consider that any of you might be sensitive to the subject. So I just vomited something I thought was funny when I heard it, and quoted it (knowing the the person whom I was quoting was totally speaking in "fun among friends," too - since he was also partly making fun of me in the process!)
Therefore, the offensive content has been deleted, and some of the entry has been modified.
As I think about this, I remember that some of you posed a question when you started blogging...what was a blog supposed to be? Is it a place to rant? To expose deep feelings? How much "sharing" becomes TOO MUCH sharing? Blogs are such a new entity, it's hard to know the boundaries. What's acceptable? What isn't?
For me, a blog is just an outlet for...whatever's on my mind - sometimes positive, sometimes negative. It's not intended to be an article in Newsweek for the whole world to analyze...or a personal diary that I expect no one to read. It's simply...thoughts. Some of it is thought through...some of it isn't. Most of it is to just share the funny moments, good moments, or "interesting" experiences I have. Maybe that's entertaining, maybe it isn't. Usually, I like to make people laugh...and occasionally "think." And though I usually try to watch what I say and how I say it, blogging is - after all - expressing myself...and that inevitably leads to mistakes and much-needed retractions.
But I never intend to offend anyone...or hurt someone's feelings. I view the small group of people that actually read my blog as family...nothing more, nothing less. Again, humor among friends...or insight among friends...
If you weren't offended, HALLELUJAH! Heck, if you didn't read it, then you're probably going "what the...?" and you're now offended (or not) for the first time. But I don't want to take the chance...I'm writing this because I can't assume that "no harm was done".
Peace.
KEY PHRASE: "Here am I...warts and all."
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