the Question was asked “Why do I blog?”. I felt that was a good question and decided to dedicate this post to answering it. it was a fun question to answer. it made me really think about why i do blog.

I blog for a number of reasons, and they all very from the completely selfish to my desire to share with others. the following Reasons why i blog are listed in no order other than that is when they came to me while writing.

I Don’t keep a journal so this is one way for me to keep track of what i have been up to. It is fun to look back and see what was happining in my life. I do have some old, and i mean really old, journals from when i was about 8 or so. some of the things i wrote make no sense to me now. but they are fun to read. I have never wrote any really personal stuff in journals or else where, to paranoid i guess, so for me blogging is almost better than a journal. A Journal that i can share now instead of when i am dead (which by the way is when people will read your journal if they don’t toss it out with the rest of your junk).

It’s fun to think about what to blog about next. Things happen to you during your day and you thing, “how can i blog about this in a way that will be interesting to other people. and some days you don’t care if its interesting at all, you blog for you and for your sake.

When you blog you are forced in to describe your experience or feelings into terms other people can understand. some one who has never been to Jamaica can read your blog and see how you experienced it. i have found that things you think you will remember and don’t write down in detail don’t make a lot of sense to you, or any one else, latter, case in point my younger journals. so you have to write in a way that will show others what you are talking about or feeling.

I like reading about other peoples lives. it is fun to know that other people are going through or have gone through. Its nice to know your not alone. Call it voyeuristic if you will but we have all been fascinated by other peoples lives. Look at reality TV, if that is not blogging at it’s hight i don’t know what is. and with as popular as it is i am surprised more people don’t blog about what happened on reality tv. or better yet a Reality tv show about blogging.

i have learned about what its like to: live on the Grand Caiman Islands, Travel to the Arctic and where the best Scuba diving is from reading other peoples Blogs. This is my small way of giving something back. Share what i have to offer others. maybe some one will learn some thing from me one day.

I have family and friends that i don’t see that often, some are out of town others just don’t cross my path that often. Blogging is a way to keep those who know me and those that don’t, aware of what is going on in my life and get to know me better.

I had reservations about blogging when i started. I am by nature a very paranoid person. “what? you want me to put everything out on the internet?” “Are you Freekin crazy?” as you can see i got over that. i am careful not to put to much info out in to the great wide open, and if you think that you know me well just by reading my blog you will probably be suprised once you really get to know me. But i feel that i give out enough that people can relate to me and see what type of trouble i am getting my self into.

I want to be noticed. Don’t you? It’s nice to write a blog and have people comment on it. You get life feed back, you get people looking at you waiting to see what is going to happen next. people like to feel important, even if its to themselves. “hey check out my Self important blog!”

I want to be heard. if i have something to say i blog it. no one can stop me. and why would they? its fun to see some one make an ass of themselves. some times i make really good points( at least i think so). if some one reads it great if not you can always say I blogged about that once, go check it out.

i have heard people say “blogging is just one more way to not have to interact with people, just like email, what ever happened to calling some and talking on phone or going to out to eat.” I have received calls from people i have not heard from in years after a post they read moved them in to calling me. I get emails from people asking me for more details about my posts. to be honest i have probably had more interaction with people since i started my blog, then when i just called people. besides i can reach more people with blogging, i.e. if i had to call every one who was going to read this blog and tell them everything that i am saying here i would probably have little time for any thing else.

And i just like doing it, its Fun. try it.


So yes Mandi there is a Santablog, (there really is. i checked it out. its cute. www.santa.com)


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