tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post2324523198549360110..comments2023-08-24T06:08:41.201-05:00Comments on Scouring Monk: #573. Direct Current Friday: A-to-Z ReflectionsTony Laplumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-64425864193808911122013-05-07T01:29:42.981-05:002013-05-07T01:29:42.981-05:00It's something that occurred to me during last...It's something that occurred to me during last year's time, when the hosts suggested pretty much blindly following the next ten people past you on the list. It's no that there are a lot of bad blogs out there, just blogs that don't immediately interest me. And I hate that I've perpetuated the false reciprocity. Now I'm figuring out what it actually means to me, and I Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-43928992860002569582013-05-06T23:51:46.475-05:002013-05-06T23:51:46.475-05:00Spin City was good - I used to watch it when it wa...Spin City was good - I used to watch it when it was actually on tv. I've been watching through That 70s Show on Netflix. I don't really like the whole idea of "blog following reciprocity" either...then you get stuck with a bunch of blogs on your reader that you really don't care to read regularaly :/.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903490863599975122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-53370700941742998742013-05-06T19:59:31.736-05:002013-05-06T19:59:31.736-05:00I've been blogging here since 2002. For most ...I've been blogging here since 2002. For most of that time, really no readership at all. So it's been a huge transition trying to figure out what it means to have readership, and apparently a lot of it really is symbiotic. I didn't really expect that. I think it's because I've been approaching it more as having readers than having blogger buddies, whereas clearly it's Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-16334659195959859712013-05-06T19:36:46.256-05:002013-05-06T19:36:46.256-05:00You bring up a lot of good points. I've been d...You bring up a lot of good points. I've been doing this a long time, and what I can say is that if you give, you will receive ten-fold. I know a lot of bloggers that write posts and sit and wait for passersby to come by and get their socks knocked off. Unfortunately, that doesn't work for 99% of us. Even if our content is great, it's the interaction that's key.<br /><br />BloggingJay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-71005227446556684572013-05-06T12:35:19.682-05:002013-05-06T12:35:19.682-05:00Alex, it was fun for most of the month. Unfortuna...Alex, it was fun for most of the month. Unfortunately it ended poorly for me. Last year it was complete escapism for me, because I was in afar worse situation, so I guess I understand how that works.<br /><br />Spacerguy, I will be getting back to escapism, definitely. Every once in a while, though, it's nice to swim to the surface.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-77728661270364074882013-05-05T17:29:00.256-05:002013-05-05T17:29:00.256-05:00Its cool making contact with strange new lifeforms...Its cool making contact with strange new lifeforms. Long may it last. Keep writing about the fun stuff, Tony, readers love escapism. SpacerGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575342869714342370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-7522630069125388492013-05-05T14:09:25.461-05:002013-05-05T14:09:25.461-05:00Yeah, no way I can visit them all!
I didn't do...Yeah, no way I can visit them all!<br />I didn't do the category because we limited it to just one. Yes, I'm an author and I do blog about other books, but I focus a lot on movies, music and other stuff. One label just wasn't going to fit, especially with my Challenge theme.<br />There were quite a few doing the Challenge with their current book tied into the theme. Some worked, some Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-29666121558810539322013-05-04T21:34:48.134-05:002013-05-04T21:34:48.134-05:00Al, I have a funny relationship with anger. I thi...Al, I have a funny relationship with anger. I think if it's something I feel as a reaction to something, it's far more healthy to address the anger in the moment than to try and suppress it. If something makes me angry, it's motivation for me to try and change what provoked me. It helps me remember, it's almost like the purest form of memory, not because I intend to be Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-15054607036348643012013-05-04T09:43:57.376-05:002013-05-04T09:43:57.376-05:00The Boston Marathon was something more personal an...The Boston Marathon was something more personal and I discussed it with real life friends and family, not online. Doesn't fit with my blog's theme anyway.<br /><br />I've been blogging for seven years, and while I could easily have twice the followers, I just haven't gone out seeking those to follow just to gain followers. I have a core group that visits and a few others, and thatL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-53460156560509795632013-05-04T09:08:36.168-05:002013-05-04T09:08:36.168-05:00There was a particular tragedy here in Mexico once...There was a particular tragedy here in Mexico once that was related to corruption. Corruption is to us what arms "uncontrolled" could be to you. That tragedy involved the death of 50 babies and toddlers. I was outraged and hurt for those innocents and for their families. I was even more outraged when the details of the tragedy came out. And thrice more when I saw that after the first Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-38262726102696920892013-05-04T00:20:50.872-05:002013-05-04T00:20:50.872-05:00Al, I think that's exactly the prevailing opin...Al, I think that's exactly the prevailing opinion of the bloggers in this community, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Part of what bugs me about this is that some of the people who've chosen to follow me have never even left a comment. I don't have many followers. At least one of them was blatantly doing that around many blogs during the Challenge just to get another Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-16713796889101412082013-05-03T21:03:22.287-05:002013-05-03T21:03:22.287-05:00First, thanks for the plug. Always appreciated.
...First, thanks for the plug. Always appreciated.<br /><br />Second, you're right to call us out about Boston. For me, it's been hard to know what to say in this particular medium. I've discussed it plenty with people I know. I posted on Facebook. But not here. Part of it is a determination to keep the blog apolitical but it's more than that. Boston's not really a The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-66334051690194765032013-05-03T18:54:47.738-05:002013-05-03T18:54:47.738-05:00Interesting points you bring out, Tony. There are ...Interesting points you bring out, Tony. There are a couple that made me think. I had not realized it but I agree. About altruism, I might not understand it as you do, but I think you may find people who reads you just out of sheer devoted love to your content. Yet, I think unless you're J.K. Rowling or someone that size, you'll pretty much have to work on terms of quid pro quo. You give, Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-46816539302226392802013-05-03T17:42:33.143-05:002013-05-03T17:42:33.143-05:00There's a difference between the way people la...There's a difference between the way people label themselves and how they actually behave. Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-6303672328955559742013-05-03T17:36:41.111-05:002013-05-03T17:36:41.111-05:00Uh...the blogosphere is liberal? You must not foll...Uh...the blogosphere is liberal? You must not follow many blogs. I follow probably close to seven hundred and out of those, maybe 10% or liberal. It's filled with conservative christians. Liberals don't blog...they post on reddit (the front page of the internet).Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.com