A friend and I were lamenting recently about the good ol' days of blogging and memes. Certainly there are still some very active blogs around our web ring, but the days of the Friday Five getting 50-70+ responses are in the past. We lamented that the Friday Five is the equivalent of the women's guild of RevGalBlogPals.
I am one of those who went from blogging just about daily to periodically at best. Unfortunately, the number I routinely read has gone down as well. What about you?
1) Have your blogging (writing/reading) habits shifted since the days of yore?
Absolutely. It would be generous to describe my blogging as 'periodically at best'. I have always read more than I write, even more so now.
2) Do you have some favorites that you miss?
Each time I open my dashboard I see the notifications from bloggers that I signed up to follow, and enjoy reading their posts. Some of my favourites are on Facebook, so I get to see their posts through a different window. I do miss participating in the monthly poetry party at Abbey of the Arts and in fact was reflecting the other day that my creative output has decreased markedly over the past couple of years. Just as well I'm relaxing at the movies tonight.
3) Are there some blogs you still put in the 'must read' category?
Joan Elizabeth is a 'must see' and each tab has it's own unique character Eternal Echoes and Life, Laughter, Liturgy always inspire, Pete and Ruth regularly share their creations. Jan is moving against the trend and is almost up to 2000 posts! Despite the long absence, the ritual of checking out each Friday Five comment also leads to serendipitous interchanges.
4) If we gathered at your knee, what would you tell us about those early days of blogging?
The perfect occupation for an unemployed introvert. After putting a tentative foot in the water I found this an excellent medium to help clarify thoughts and express creative impulses. The RevGals web ring provided encouragement and synergy. Those early days were an important component of the process of adjusting to life in a new country and context.
5) Do you have a clip or a remembrance of a previous post of yours or someone else's that you remember, you know an oldie but goodie?
The post that lured me into blogging was Sally's wonderful reflection on the woman of Samaria. And I loved Jan's long ago clothesline avatar - all those clean clothes blowing in the wind
5 comments:
Oh my gosh, this is much fun to read. Thank you for following through on the temptation and playing once again. :)
Why did we ever stop playing?! =) I liked how you described your introduction to blogging =) "tenative foot in the water" and what this webring did for you!
Mavis, thanks for mentioning me! How lovely that you remember the clothesline image I used to have as a logo. (I still hang clothes outside!) It was fun to read about you again; you are a blogger I miss, so I was pleased to read that you still read my blog sometimes. Hope you'll try to play every Friday and maybe post some other times, too, soon.
Mavis, so lovely to have you post again and so nice of you to give my blog a mention. I have been in the blog blahs of recent weeks but always feel happy when I amback into the swing of things. I have not fallen for the delights of facebook, that's why I manage to remain loyal to the blogosphere.
I am flattered at the mention, Mavis, and still treasure the card you made for Tom Montag, The Middlewesterner, and I, those years ago.
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