You know what is so cool? I just turned on the purple box (my laptop) logged in to eblogger to discover that someone from Nairobi read my blog 'ghosts of Rwanda' - I don't know about you - but, I think that is fairly awesome. My words in Africa...
Love it sooooo much.
And because I have limited time this morning to write and therefore cannot delve too deep into any subject (boo!) - I guess, just who in the heck is reading my blog anyways (?) is an okay quickie to discuss before I have to get in the shower and get ready for work..
So who is reading my blog?
To be honest - I don't really know.
Well, that's not completely factual - some of you I do know because you tell me, you respond, like for instance my fan club president Annie or my blog junkie Jenny - you share your love of my blogs, you gush at me - in Jenny's case, she demands more and but quick already! (thanks btw)
And some of you....reveal that you read them when I run into you at the grocery store or poolside at a swim meet - Stacy :)
And then of course there is Mary, she reads them all, my sister in-law Pam, she partakes regularly and well, Irene - she always reads them too....
As for the rest of the 6,000 hits I see in the corner of my stat page - I just don't know who you are.
And truth is, I would like to know.
Not who you are necessarily - like in your personal info, SS# - blood type - eye color - BUT rather who you are in relation to me -
And boy am I sucking at communicating this morning - WOW
What I mean - (if I can articulate because it seems today I am having major difficulty forming lucid thoughts...)
is that I wonder if my audience is like me???
Are you women? Are you Men? How old are you? And WHY do you read me?
Maybe I am relate-able?
Maybe I am hilarious?
Maybe it is my honesty?
Maybe you are just bored???
And if you find me randomly and you are one of the 6,000 hits that don't know me personally - how did you find me?
I added the little "feejit" application to my page - it allows me to see in "real time" where the hits are coming from - that is how I know about Nairobi -
It's pretty cool to see, although for a personality type like mine - it is also a bit of a tease.
I can see that I am quite popular in Indiana for instance, but who are those people?
I don't know, but heyyyy Indiana :)
At any rate - anonymity is good I guess - that is one of the things that I debated about before I began to run my mouth here...
Do I want to just put myself out there - I really am (and I know you are disbelieving as you read this) a private kind of person.
Well sort of - I just keep to myself a lot and don't socialize nearly enough (damn kids)
It is not unusual to see me with my headphones on in my own world with my music instead of chatting it up with the other Mom's at the bus stop.
I am kinda private.
So.....I get your anonymity, you silent observers who I do not know.
I totally get it.
But thanks for reading just the same -
But always feel free to say hello and introduce yourself to me too.
Respond - tell me I am wrong - tell me I am right - give me your feedback if you want.
Writers always need feedback.
And so with that, I guess I will go do the real life thing - work and responsibilities. Yuck.
I would much rather sit here and write to you, but alas my carriage just turned in to a pumpkin - back to the Cinderella grind.
I wish you all a blessed day.
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