Utility of blogging
Blogging is a really good way of keeping friends and family informed as to what you're doing. It's more elegant than a weekly ''mass e-mail'', as people can opt in [or out] as their time and interest dictates.
I came to this recognition when I realized how much I missed Old Roommate's blogs; realized I feel far less ''in touch'' with what's going on in his life.
[Hint, hint. I think he still has me on RSS feed.] ;)
--GG
posted by Gye Greene @ 10:59 PM
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Oh dear. It is, somewhat, a dilemma.
If it helps somewhat, here is the actual unpublished final entry from And So It Begins:
September 29, 3209
Recently, it has come to our attention that the following manuscript was unearthed in an excavation outside of Eastern Turkey. Its author, and the mysterious “Furniture Gal”, have yet to be identified. The text in its entirety is presented below:
“One Year Later: 8,223 Miles
Stardate 2006-09-29
What to say about my amazing time over the past year with Furniture Gal? I’m not sure what surprised me more... Was it that I never expected it to develop into something more than I could have ever dreamed of having? Perhaps the reality of how I lovingly longingly look forward to hearing her voice and being with her each and every day? That she likes ferrets? These are the amazing things that pleasantly confound my soul, heart and mind. In truth, I’ve found my partner and best friend, with whom I share all that I am and all that I have with.
Quite frankly, she’s remarkable.”
Curiously, on the back of the above unearthed manuscript, the following words were found, scribbled in crayon. We shudder to wonder as to what the original context or intent of their meaning might have been...
“I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row. I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru. Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge. I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend passes. I bat 400. My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me. I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prizewinning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.”
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Footnote: This was my feigned attempt at creating a unique profile on Match.com, and while the original authorship is not my own, it certainly did catch her attention. ;-)
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