Blogging and Exploitation

I love my friends and family. I love their funny sayings and their stories. Some things I hear are so funny that I want to share them, but I don't want to exploit people I love, nor do I want to devalue informal and intimate conversation. I try and keep my friends' privacy and trust, and I believe I've done a good job. This topic has come up in the book I'm reading on blogging, and more importantly, it's come up in life. The Golden Rule of life is to do to others only what you'd have done to you, right? I like it when my friends and family ask me how I am because they care, and not just because I'm a good source of material for their blog. This sincerity is what I want to be evident in my life.