| Been a while since I've felt the urge to post a blog here.Been a while since I've felt the urge to be on the internet, period, at least for anything other than to update my status and post the occasional bulletin and reply to the occasional message or comment on the occasional blog.I feel like I owe everyone an explanation, starting with my reasons for boycotting the internet to begin with.?You see, I don't like censure.?There is this little thing called freedom.... freedom of speech, for example.?I haven't taken too kindly to the internet's new measures to insure the "safety of its users".?As far as I'm concerned, if I click on a link that someone has posted, I have enough common sense to know that I am in fact leaving the internet, and I know damn well not to give up my user name and password if the website that I land on asks for it.I don't appreciate not being able to post a link without the internet deeming it "naughty" and not letting a person figure that out for themselves.?As far as I'm concerned, if you don't know how to protect yourself on the internet, you shouldn't own a computer in the fucking first place.Are people really that stupid??Unfortunately, I am learning that some indeed are.?Unfortunately, my new occupations at both the local paper and the local liqour store have created new conundrums of their own for me being on the internet as well.?You see, everything snarky and entertaining that has happened in my life that is blog-worthy lately...I have to be extra special careful due to the new and intimidating circumstances in my the internet sphere of influence.?I'm actually finding that people here in BFE use the internet.?Not the least of which being some new people on my friends list, a few of whom actually work (or used to, in Amanda's case) with me.?(Chris, you know I don't mean any offense to you...I know you enjoy my blogs, and I know you would thoroughly appreciate some of what I haven't been able to post)?Which brings me to a point.I would love to start blogging again here on the internet.However, there are a few things that I'm going to have to do in order to feel comfortable doing so.Much as I hate to censure my readers, few as they may be since I've abandoned frequenting the internet like I used to do, I'm going to have to ask those of you who want to see the especially controversial stuff (meaning anything that I have to say about my work life and personal antics in general lately) to join my preferred list.?Unfortunately, I can't just post as friends only with some of my brain puke lately, for fear of offending people.You might be saying, "Who the fuck cares??Just do it!"If I were in my early twenties again, I would.?However, I am 32.?I am actually on track in a career path that has taken me ages to find, much less enjoy and appreciate.?I happen to know some influential local people since taking my job at the newspaper, and by influential, I don't just mean people in high places.Rather than start from scratch with a new profile and blogging identity, I want to keep the profile that I have, friends, readers, and all, until I can decide what to do about blogging freely elsewhere.I've been exploring my options with other networking sites, as some of you already know.?Thus far, I'm discovering that the internet's infamous popularity has made it a fixture.?While I don't agree with the censure and sudden Orwellian attributes that make it a less than gratifying place to be, I do recognize the fact that I've made a lot of friends here, and so I can't give it up completely.Here's the deal...Not all of my blogs going forward are going to be "Preferred List" only, but I can guarantee that a fair amount, at least in the near future, are going to have to be, until I can figure out a way to adjust my writing style to accommodate my personal privacy issues.If you are at all interested in being able to read them, send me a message or leave me a comment here.?Last I checked, I can add you by user name, and if that isn't the case any more, I'll be sure to let those of you who want to be on the preferred list know.I hate to have to do this, given what the internet has done to its users in recent months, but I think it is necessary.If I don't write something snarky and offensive soon, I'm going to go off the deep end.And for the record, my Muse actually agrees with me on this one. |
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