tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post241002241889289188..comments2023-10-10T10:43:44.424-04:00Comments on cheaper than therapy: Dangerous BloggingDJ Wordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597363296679699935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-50506103402307234602009-06-02T16:25:54.613-04:002009-06-02T16:25:54.613-04:00wow, michael, i really love what you say here, and...wow, michael, i really love what you say here, and it speaks volumes to conversations i've been reading lately online about the virtue vs. vice of a "virtual" community.<br /><br />this makes me even sadder we don't live closer to you guys... :)kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234188242645584572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-24088623651995202422009-06-01T18:01:43.331-04:002009-06-01T18:01:43.331-04:00Is a blog supposed to be a diary of personal thoug...Is a blog supposed to be a diary of personal thought or a platform for publishing personal opinion? Maybe there should be a qualifying word to distinguish types of blogs. I suppose tags can help folks distinguish between posts but that really doesn't speak much to your question. I don't write certain songs that are in my head for some of the same reasons you mentioned you resist some topics on your blog. I think this is something that makes actual contact with friends in conversation a necessity. Our friends can disagree with us but seeing our faces and reading our body language causes them to not lose trust in us.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731458246199241662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-32536185775167709742009-06-01T16:48:28.396-04:002009-06-01T16:48:28.396-04:00it's your blog, do whatever you want. if it isn't...it's your blog, do whatever you want. if it isn't fun for you just stop. if it is fun to say some of the previously censored things, say them. if we don't like it we'll either rip you in the comment section or go elsewhere.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676086816415791957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-33840849554774914672009-06-01T16:09:15.339-04:002009-06-01T16:09:15.339-04:00I feel you.
Every once in awhile, I think, "I o...I feel you. <br /><br />Every once in awhile, I think, "I ought to be able to blog about *this* topic," and so I go ahead and do that. And it really frustrates a friend or family member, and I just decide it's not worth it to push people like that. It happened a couple of weeks ago when I wrote about Gitmo and torture, and I still have a knot in my stomach about the fallout. I also recently found out that my post about the book 'The Family' hurt a good friend of mine. <br /><br />So yeah, I guess I hold back quite a bit. Which makes me sad, because I think we are all impoverished when any of us holds back our ideas. But I guess some topics are just too charged to handle without hurting someone. Ironically, the stuff I blog about isn't intended to be polished or careful or balanced-- it's just my half-baked thoughts, which I'm glad to have folks disagree with. But it's the pain and frustration that comes which makes me think I should just hold back.Mike Stavlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834095663011794120noreply@blogger.com