Blogging

The book I got on blogging has a picture of a megaphone on the cover. That is so apropos. Writing a blog post is similar to yelling out your thoughts into a megaphone. It is like nailing up your journal entries on several telephone poles around town so that anyone can read them. Posting to your blog begs the question, "Why do you write?" And, "Does your online journal replace your personal, private journal?" My personal journal, and I've always kept one, rarely overlaps with my blog. I use my blog to encourage and entertain, and to get feedback. I don't use my blog to tell the world, "I feel crummy today." Just like I wouldn't go around town with a megaphone telling everyone that I felt crummy. That would be something for my private journal. It is interesting, though, to think about how I'd feel if my blog were erased. Having my journals, I don't think I'd feel like I'd lost a lot. I just hope I never have to find out.