tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19198437.post3202305163728554375..comments2023-10-29T06:20:02.501-04:00Comments on Rupture the Rapture: Things do changeTerry Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854019175361194687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19198437.post-30673925718133983592007-04-23T09:37:00.000-04:002007-04-23T09:37:00.000-04:00Allison,Thank you for the kind words and for spend...Allison,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the kind words and for spending some time here. I tend to wallow from time to time. Just my nature, I guess. I'll keep pluggin' along.<BR/><BR/>TLSTerry Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854019175361194687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19198437.post-58819010478686985242007-04-23T02:04:00.000-04:002007-04-23T02:04:00.000-04:00Although you don't have much "visual or audio cand...Although you don't have much "visual or audio candy," your posts are well thought out and well written. I know that I personally would rather read a post by an intellectual, articulate individual than something flashy that lacks substance.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177615438386182577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19198437.post-49172829245032678572007-04-17T11:43:00.000-04:002007-04-17T11:43:00.000-04:00Zoe,I know you have been responsive since you firs...Zoe,<BR/><BR/>I know you have been responsive since you first visited my little corner of the blogosphere, and I appreciate it, and I certainly enjoyed reading and commenting at your place. I will miss your particular insights.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you could add a lot to the conversation, but I know that each of us has only so much energy, and it is necessary to be selective as regards the battles we choose to fight so to speak.<BR/><BR/> I suppose I pout too much, but I have so little opportunity to engage in any kind of meaningful discourse with any people in my life's sphere. Of course I can share some thoughts with my wife, Jo and occasionally, my kids. But otherwise, I am more or less lying low here in red neck heaven also known as "Bushville" and/or "Jesusburg."<BR/><BR/>I know staying well is part of your particular challenge, but I sincerely hope you manage to do so.<BR/><BR/>Just stop by and say "hi" now and then. <BR/><BR/>Being anonymous is a hoot, ain't it?<BR/><BR/>L-TLSTerry Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854019175361194687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19198437.post-26188279532780410452007-04-17T10:46:00.000-04:002007-04-17T10:46:00.000-04:00Well you struck a chord with me, and you certainly...Well you struck a chord with me, and you certainly got some discussion going on my blog, now closed down. Yes, I'm one of the ones that moved on. I still pop in to read here and I always enjoy what you write. It's just that I'm not sure I can add to the conversation.<BR/><BR/>I hope to be soon putting in long hours in the garden as well.<BR/><BR/>Love, ZoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19198437.post-51743543527272939042007-04-16T09:18:00.000-04:002007-04-16T09:18:00.000-04:00Stew,Thanks for the comment. At least I got a rise...Stew,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment. At least I got a rise out of somebody.<BR/><BR/>While I indicate that this effort might turn out to be somewhat of a diary, it hasn't really turned out that way.<BR/><BR/>Over the course of my nearly 120 posts I have written on a rather wide range of topics and done a few "quirky" things like a one year anniversary of <I>Rupture</I> series back in November. <BR/><BR/>Also, as I have indicated, I have indeed visited and commented at a wide variety of other sites to little avail.<BR/><BR/>I suppose if I refocussed this onto say, pop culture or some such, I could pick up more readers and comments. But I have no interest in doing that.<BR/><BR/>I'm letting my ego get in the way, I suppose. I'm not giving up the effort, but I will probably be writing more for BC and some other sites.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that for many, what they see here involves too many words. I don't offer much in the way of visual or audio candy. I am not particularly computer savvy, and I don't see how that could lend much to what it is I'm doing here.<BR/><BR/>In the end, though, I may have to accept that my particular perspective just doesn't "strike a chord" with many people.<BR/><BR/>TLSTerry Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854019175361194687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19198437.post-76433350312096349642007-04-16T07:18:00.000-04:002007-04-16T07:18:00.000-04:00Ah - the holy grail of an active comments section....Ah - the holy grail of an active comments section.<BR/><BR/>You need to focus on WHY you blog. Maybe it's best to treat it like an on-line diary. Diary keepers don't do it for the readers, they do it for themselves. If something happens to strick a chord with readers then, so much the better.<BR/><BR/>if you are actively chasing readers then your blog will have to offer something different, something quirky even. And then you have to throw yourself into the blogosphere and participate in other blog's comments. There, your erudite and pithy comments will make people think "who is this guy?" and they will come and visit, like what they find and stay.Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13584058723818113125noreply@blogger.com