Welcome to my blog, friend. The internet is an incredible thing, isn't it? Its scope encompasses just about the entire spectrum of human interest and endeavor, and its potential as a communication tool is virtually limitless. One of the things I've experienced in exploring and learning about it is a sense of being overwhelmed with the possibilities. Being a gregarious sort of guy (on some levels -- on others I'm just a reclusive hermit!) I have been fortunate enough to make quite a substantial number of friends in my life -- and, being fairly active on the internet, from time to time, in forums and message boards, I've become electronically acquainted with many more. The 'downside' to this phenomena is that I am all too often unable to give the personal attention you deserve. I've neglected to correspond with so many of you on a personal level, through email, phone calls, or snail mail, that I'll never be able to catch up, or pay you the proper respect I feel for you but don't seem to have the time to express adequately. Sometimes it's because I'm really too busy, and sometimes it's just because Im too lazy or don't seem to have the time or energy to devote to the task. I'd like you to know, though, that my intentions are much more noble than my actions this regard -- and that, even though I may neglect to observe the prescribed rituals of friendship, and may often seem aloof or withdrawn, you are always in my heart, and in my thoughts and prayers, and I am grateful for the light you share with me and the world.
:~)aniel
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What a great idea for communicating with folks, you're right, e-mail and phone calls let alone visits are old mediums of social contact, still good but difficult for maintaining a quid pro quo among friends separated by miles and miles of here and there. Daily blogs, on the other hand, can become a new sort of town square for cyberites, a place to say 'howdy' and leave a comment for others to peruse. Who knows what might happen, the possibilities boggle, one thing's for sure, though, improving methods of communication among friends. Bro. Dave
Hey, Brother Dave, that was my thinkin' too, it's a neat way to do stuff... you could start one easy enough for the Vet Bros, too, ya know... pick a style, create a blog, appoint some of your friends to be contributors, so they can start new posts, email to the blog, post pictures... it's pretty cool. I'm part of another blog 'family' too - KCAC Lives (link on my blog page) - you could check that out to see how it might work with some of our other brothers. Of course most of 'em are pretty isolated half the time, so it might not be exactly jumpin', but it could be cool. That's the way our KCAC Lives blog started - we were sending each other emails (to quite a few addresses each time), and one of the guys just started it up and invited everyone on the list. Anyway, give it a thought or three...
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