I miss my old site, but I decided to try posting something to this new "BLOG" thingy because Mrs. Gordon told me it would be easier than messing with all that HTML code stuff, so as an experiment I thought I might take a moment to discuss the meaning of blog. I am familiar with the word, but to me it has always been a sound I made involuntarily when I had the flu. I'm told that it means "web log," and that appeals to me because I have always wanted to record a log like Kirk (Captains Blog, Stardate 63496.2. Why does putting the word "star" in front of an existing word make it futuristic and spacey? And why, since I'm being candid, didn't anyone put pockets on my uniform? Velcro is not the same thing).
Sadly, I know it is not a log like Kirk's because I saw a news program when I was in the doctor's office for my centenial checkup. I know that a blog is a simple way for folks to express their opinions on the interweb, and a way for bad journalists to waste airtime. So, I say that the meaning of "blog" is "another way for people with opinions to share them as quickly as possible."
The long and short of the situation is that I do not want this site to be that. The old content will be back up as soon as we have time to transfer it, and I'll do my best not to waste valuable bandwidth transmitting meaningless nonsense from one computer to another simply because it takes little effort to do so. My posts may not be as regular as some, but they will be relevant to those who wish to read, write, learn about, and discus fiction. Still, when it is this easy to post I can see how folks are tempted to display every thought that passes between their ears. .
In a totally unrelated story, I gave my dog a bath today and he said the cutest thing...
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I, for one, am actually dying to hear what your dog said. Do tell.
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