tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post4181506963453987516..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Why Do You Blog?Graham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-33950028247981983682012-08-08T09:24:37.495+01:002012-08-08T09:24:37.495+01:00Now you are making me blush but thank you for your...Now you are making me blush but thank you for your kind words.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87868739527263877182012-08-07T15:17:17.940+01:002012-08-07T15:17:17.940+01:00Meike, the diary aspect is one that I particularly...Meike, the diary aspect is one that I particularly enjoy in both my own and in yours and Monica's and some others. It's good to pop back in time occasionally and be reminded of times past or explore times you haven't visited before.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-27347110948388825632012-08-07T11:44:28.222+01:002012-08-07T11:44:28.222+01:00Oh my, I should have suspected, but I just thought...Oh my, I should have suspected, but I just thought it was a coincidence. I love your story, and hey I love the name Monica too.<br />Like you, Graham was the very first poster on my blog, and it was because of him, that I actually stepped out into the Blogosphere so confidently.<br />What an inspiration he is to all of us.<br />Nice to meet you Monica!VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-9082588122240934252012-08-07T09:24:48.946+01:002012-08-07T09:24:48.946+01:00Oops - "prompt"Oops - "prompt"DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-15406017616517048912012-08-07T09:18:03.170+01:002012-08-07T09:18:03.170+01:00Virgina, DawnTreader is my blog signature, borrowe...Virgina, DawnTreader is my blog signature, borrowed from the ship in the Narnia Chronicles by C S Lewis. This because when I started blogging it felt like a journey into the Great Unknown. My real first name is Monica and no longer a secret even if I'm still using the pen name.<br /><br />And Graham, since you were one of the first few to "step out of the fog" for me after my first months of aimless sailing, of course I remember. I think it's probably most correct to say we first "met" at the <a href="http://photosharingworld.blogspot.se/" rel="nofollow">Soaring Through The World</a> blog, shortly after that was started by Heather in the summer of 2009. Although by then I already knew a little bit about you from Scriptor's blog. Him as well as Heather I think I first came across through the writing-promt blog <a href="http://oneminutewriter.blogspot.se/" rel="nofollow">One Minute Writer</a>, earlier that spring.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-48132569394418715782012-08-07T07:15:37.513+01:002012-08-07T07:15:37.513+01:00Graham, I could almost copy your post and use it a...Graham, I could almost copy your post and use it as my own with some slight alterations - your reasons for blogging and how you came about it are so similar to my own.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-39345911971410437942012-08-07T01:14:50.806+01:002012-08-07T01:14:50.806+01:00Dawn, you are so right....Blogging is a blessing.
...Dawn, you are so right....Blogging is a blessing.<br />By the way, my best friend's name is Dawn, and I named my daughter Dawne (with an 'e'),<br />because I loved the name so much.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89016288476378604232012-08-07T00:20:33.242+01:002012-08-07T00:20:33.242+01:00Thanks Frances. Originality has never been my for...Thanks Frances. Originality has never been my forté and it's not the first thing I've copied or plagiarised from you. I do always acknowledge my deeds though. It is a different kind of friendship, I agree. Quite a number of my Blogland friends have become (or already were) friends in my real life too. The special name. Now there's a question. You're the ideas person though Frances. I did have an idea once but I suspect it was like the book I read - unique. It had a green cover if I remember correctly. The book; not the idea.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-43413089713229316852012-08-07T00:14:30.930+01:002012-08-07T00:14:30.930+01:00I'm told that there's certainly a smell of...I'm told that there's certainly a smell of sulphur so a light covering of dust is a possibility. The wind is going straight from Mt Tongoriro to Hawkes Bay.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63708912921918531222012-08-07T00:12:28.916+01:002012-08-07T00:12:28.916+01:00Thanks Ruby. I can't work out why I'm not...Thanks Ruby. I can't work out why I'm not getting updates on your blog. I've said that before recently. Tonight I've made a note to do something about it in the morning.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-48563509380988715932012-08-07T00:10:59.237+01:002012-08-07T00:10:59.237+01:00Well I'm very glad that you did find your way ...Well I'm very glad that you did find your way into Blogland. It's strange but we seem to have lived in the same Blogland for a long time - so long that I can't recall how we met. Although with your prodigious memory for detail I'm sure that you can.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-2305095845199802682012-08-07T00:07:31.432+01:002012-08-07T00:07:31.432+01:00And you're a good friend, Pauline.And you're a good friend, Pauline.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13415409392329141712012-08-07T00:07:06.549+01:002012-08-07T00:07:06.549+01:00Your Blog radiates warmth and friendship as do you...Your Blog radiates warmth and friendship as do your actions. I am proud to be one of your friends.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-5194304528571706242012-08-07T00:03:16.020+01:002012-08-07T00:03:16.020+01:00I couldn't have put it better Fiona.I couldn't have put it better Fiona.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-37582692838194779462012-08-06T23:33:14.692+01:002012-08-06T23:33:14.692+01:00I'll forgive you for poaching my title, as thi...I'll forgive you for poaching my title, as this is such a good, readable post. I am so very sorry about your son, GB. But it was good to know a little more about you. I always hesitate to refer to " blog friends"; not because I'm not fond of them. I am. But because its a different kind of friendship. Not face to face ( I haven't met any of mine, though I'd love to), but intimate in an entirely different kind of way. There should be a special name for them....but what?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73850638860715448002012-08-06T21:56:01.760+01:002012-08-06T21:56:01.760+01:00Hooray for blogging! Coincidentally, I've jus...Hooray for blogging! Coincidentally, I've just made my 1000th post. We have a little eruption going on down here Geeb. I bet there's a light dusting of ash on your cottage roof in Napier...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-65664010395403379142012-08-06T18:23:40.317+01:002012-08-06T18:23:40.317+01:00Sorry about your hardships GB :(
As you so rightly...Sorry about your hardships GB :(<br />As you so rightly put it, blogland has given a new perception on life and a bright, cheerful outlook. xoxox RubyRubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-66331828625202343462012-08-06T16:52:28.216+01:002012-08-06T16:52:28.216+01:00I feel much the same. Looking back over the past 3...I feel much the same. Looking back over the past 3½ years I find it hard to imagine now how I would have coped with "life" if I had not also been blogging and getting to know other bloggers. (I might have found some other way, but that I'll never know!) Blogging has been a blessing in that it has widened my world and given me friends in far-off places even though I haven't been able to physically travel and meet a lot of people during this time.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31172145354009839652012-08-06T08:05:54.412+01:002012-08-06T08:05:54.412+01:00Good post, GB!Good post, GB!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-36604830457435211172012-08-05T21:36:41.552+01:002012-08-05T21:36:41.552+01:00I too have met so many nice folks in Blogland....i...I too have met so many nice folks in Blogland....it's a place of respite for me.<br />From my years of keeping a diary, to just scribbling daily notes on a calendar, I feel I have come full circle again, where I can write and express my thoughts to my friends...some I know really well, and others I will probably never meet, but I regard them as friends because they are sincere and are just like me with hopes and dreams and problems in life as well.<br />My blog keeps me in touch with all my worldwide friends... I find comfort here, I can be me, and I can help others by sharing solutions to problems, a kind word, or a motivational post which helps them to move on after a difficult situation.<br />I know I am no Mother Theresa, but my blog accomplishes miracles.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-68149535376560155872012-08-05T21:24:42.074+01:002012-08-05T21:24:42.074+01:00Well said! A window to the world that unites us i...Well said! A window to the world that unites us in friendship and broadens our perspective on events that would go unnoticed if we didn't know and care for people caught up in them. A world where we don't judge people on appearance or ability but appreciate their thinking. Utterly addictive and stimulating as an addition to "real life" :)Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6596547958363442502012-08-05T19:14:26.458+01:002012-08-05T19:14:26.458+01:00Nor can I CJ.Nor can I CJ.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91000155857711133032012-08-05T19:13:56.553+01:002012-08-05T19:13:56.553+01:00I have been. Thanks. I've made quite a few v...I have been. Thanks. I've made quite a few very special friends in the last 5 years through Blogland.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63242656303678633622012-08-05T17:13:16.697+01:002012-08-05T17:13:16.697+01:00It's a pleasure - I can no longer imagine a li...It's a pleasure - I can no longer imagine a life without my blogging friends and I love the fact that most of them, like you, meander through so many different subjects. I have learned so much from them all.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-79594601327560681272012-08-05T15:39:32.669+01:002012-08-05T15:39:32.669+01:00Sorry to hear about your son.
Keep blogging and m...Sorry to hear about your son. <br />Keep blogging and making friends.Friend of HKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022839220905276885noreply@blogger.com