Just around the corner

Here's the dilemma:

I've been trying to leave a new post every day. Why? Because it's challenging to try and come up with interesting things to write about that you, my audience, might find interesting or amusing. But by leaving a new post everyday, some of you might not scroll down to see what you have missed. You know just read the most current post and forget the rest...

So should I leave fewer posts so that I'll be more certain that they will be seen, read and commented on by everyone who cares to? Criticism in the comments is welcome, too - as long as it's constructive and not mean spirited.

I write this because I'm planning on revealing more of me, the man behind the monster, in the coming days. And since I'm going to put forth the effort, I wouldn't want you to miss out. Don't say I didn't warn you in advance! ;>) Plus, I like the attention....

I commented on lccb's blog earlier this evening (slightly edited & expanded upon here) in response to her post for today because - I love to comment on other people's blogs and because similar thoughts have been going thru my head recently as well (disturbing thought, I know):

Funny you should mention this, because I've been thinking about the same kind of thing recently...

As an aspiring wannabe author, I find blogging enjoyable and am glad my friend american guy (see my link for him on my blog) introduced me to it.

"They" (writing professionals) always tell you (wannabe writers) to write every day, to keep the mind flowing with thoughts and fresh with ideas. For me, blogging provides an outlet for that.

These days, I often find myself thinking, "what a good post that would make" or what the reaction to one of my posts would be to those that regularly read my blog and for those who accidentally stumble upon it. For this reason, I'll read and edit my posts a gazillion times if I have to - to correct typo's, spelling, grammatical and any other errors I find when proofreading it. I'm the self proclaimed world's worst typist and my own worst critic.

Plus I love the anonymity of blogging. Which is why I'll never post a picture of me or my kids or anyone I know who may happen to read what I write. Nor will I give out my real name and why I refer to people I know as initials - to protect the innocent. And I love that I can selectively choose to reveal more of myself to certain people, which I have done (you know who you are...lucky people (or cursed, depending on your perspective)).

I also love the community spirit here in bloggerland. I, too, consider many people here to be my friends, even though we've never physically met. And if I bumped into you in the middle of the street (or in some dark alley) you wouldn't know me from Adam.

Some of the blogs I've linked to here are authored by people who hold similar views to my own. Some are waaay out of charachter for me, which is the voyeur in me trying to escape. I can (sort of) inhabit the lives of people whom I'd probably have little or nothing in common with otherwise and see their perspectives on life and invite them to see mine. That is very refreshing to see how similar and different we all can be, all at the same time.

To you all out there, I am green, but that's just a pseudonym.

True, what we write is a reflection of our personalities (in some way) or at least we should try to make it that way. Whether we succeed or not depends upon many things...