Are You a Gift Giving Blogger?

Gift Giving
     You love giving gifts. The saying “It’s the thought that counts!” is absurd to you. A gift should be more than a thought. It should be something the recipient needs or desires, not a mere token of affection given out of duty. Your blog entries are the same way. Each one must be a priceless treasure of prose—a gift to your fellow bloggers. You couldn’t possibly think of posting second-hand information. Blogs like “My Favorite Old-time Radio Program Links,” “My Sister’s Potato Salad Recipe,” or questions such as “Is anyone else out there on the Atkins diet?” would never do. Your blogs are original, with useful information and spiritual insights that take hours to write. If you work hard, you might get one posted once a week.
    You type in Microsoft Word, where you can use spell-check and the thesaurus, editing several times over before pasting the entry into your blog. Every time you sit at the computer the tension mounts. What should you blog about this time? What will really make a difference in people’s lives? You chew on your fingernails. The blank Word document stares back at you. Should it be a tearjerker this time—an essay of deep conviction? What about the psychological effects of blogging too much? Or maybe a how-to essay like “Five Steps to Simplify Your Life” (don’t blog, don’t blog, don’t blog, don’t blog, don’t blog) or a whimsical observation about living in a house with three active blog members who own only one computer? You decide to go for the tears. Scratching your head you wonder, “Insane”—is that the right word to use, or is there a better one? “Obsessive compulsive”—yep! That describes blogging to a tee! You wouldn’t want to shortchange your audience. After all, they deserve the best!

7:41 AM - Aug. 30, 2005 - post comment

Have you been spying? *SMILE*

OK! I confess! I usually type my blogs in Word and proof them 20 times using the thesaurus and spell check...I'm guilty! *wink* There are also 3 other bloggers in this house with one interneted (I'm sure that's not a word.) computer.

These are really good!
~ Drewe Llyn

DreweLlyn - 3:53 AM - Sep. 29, 2005

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Thank you for expressing yourself. Lord willing, I hope to do the same.

JoelKing - 2:17 PM - Nov. 16, 2005

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*blushes* this one is too close for comfort. LoL

AHeart4Homeschool - 12:39 PM - Aug. 2, 2006

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