Some may think this hokey – obviously, I don’t. This post is an unabashed public “thank you” to all who have visited my blog, Pesky Truth – and especially to those who left comments.
While I can’t speak for all bloggers, I believe that the vast majority of us maintain a blog because we have something to say. In blogging, we now have a mechanism that allows us to publish our thoughts, our concerns, or even what makes us laugh - an opportunity that has only become widely available in recent years.
For me, I’d still write even without a public outlet. I find that the mere exercise of writing about a subject yields tangible benefits, not the least of which is usually research on, and analytical thought given to, details related to the subject. In other words, the exercise of creating a new post generally results in a more informed position on the subject.
So, even though I (we) do get personal satisfaction out of publishing a post on a subject about which I (we) feel strongly, it is much more rewarding to know that others are reading it. Whether readers agree or disagree, the feedback is important – and fun.
Since my first post on June 30, 2008, I’ve been pleased to see my readership increase. My first eleven posts got NO comments at all. Now, at least I have evidence that some are reading what I write – and that is very satisfying.
A sincere thinks to all who visit (and comment) on Pesky Truth.
And now, on a lighter note (thanks to my friend Rock)
I had a bunch of Canadian dollars I needed to exchange, so I went to
the currency exchange window at my local bank. There was a short line ... Just one lady in front of me.
She was an Asian lady who was trying to exchange yen for dollars,
and she was more than a little irritated.
She asked the teller, "Why it chane??
Yesterday, I get two huna dolla fo yen. Today I get Huna eighty??
Why it chane, why it chane?"
The teller shrugged his shoulders and said, "Fluctuations".
The Asian lady says, "fluc you white people, too".