The Thomas Chronicles

But… but, what does it mean?

Off and on for two months, I’ve been wondering what is the purpose of all this blogging, aside from being fun. Is it to have people visit your site and coo at your writing? Is it to be influential and be part of the blog-happy citizenry, better known as amateur journalists?

Or is it to impress the folks you know? Hey man, d’ya check out my latest post? Yeah, that’s right. I wrote it myself.

Or do people, including myself, blog to climb the incline of self-importance? King of the mountain, baby. I’m gaining on it!

Perhaps bloggers want to have their own “online presence”. I don’t know what this amounts to, really. If you’re famous, people will look for further information about you and will eventually come across your blog. If you’re a anonymous nobody, like yours truly, why in tar-nation would anyone care what you would have to say to begin with? Then again, if a blogger is patient and makes a concerted effort to write well and “chase the link” till his blog becomes a veritable hub of hyperlinks, perhaps he’d be influential and people will search for his blog.

But that’s being “famous” after a certain fashion, ain’t it, if only for a microcosm of online commentating enthusiasts?

Some people begin their blogging sojourn into the cyberverse, and after a month or so, get bored from the non-attention his blog receives; then his blog recedes into the nameless, ephemeral electrons from whence it came. The internet abyss…

Others muddle along (like myself) who would like to be noticed but don’t; who goes on blogging anyway because… well, it’s pretty fun writing and posting things up.

At times I feel like my blog is a high-tech bulletin board, and I’m slapping a whole crap-load of canary post-its on the cork. Thumb tacks and ideas not included. Every once in a while, some stray person feels compelled to respond, and pin up some post-its of his own.

Maybe one day I’ll tire or run out of post-its, and sadly the bulletin board would have to go into the janitorial closet never to be seen by friendly eyes evermore (Will someone give me a handkerchief?) Who knows? Maybe this bulletin board might one day be part of a syndicated newspaper. Hey, it’s possible.

Until then, I’ll be tossing up thumb tacks and post-its or whatever suits my fancy. It’s my bulletin board. So for all you avid readers of my blog, sit back, don’t touch that mouse, and enjoy reading.

It’s only a blog after all.

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