Brain Fertilizer

I get decent amount of traffic, but I don't get that many comments. So sometimes I feel the same. However, I realize that my blog really is just an outlet for me and not a true investigative type of blog so I don't spend oodles of time researching (time is a resource I have little of).

You're on my RSS reader, so I read a lot of your stuff but due to the hundreds of posts my reader gets each day, I just don't have the amount of time to respond to all of them.

In other words, we're here even if you don't see us!

That's been at the back of my mind as well - the blogsphere getting quiet after the election.

And....in a way it won't; regardless of who wins in November, those that feel cheated by their candidates loss will gear up for the second wave of accusations, innuendo, and hearsay.

It'll be a two-edged sword in either case: interesting because it will seem alive and boring because it'll be the same crap.

I'm betting/hoping the margin of victory will be big enough that no one will feel cheated and much of the controversy of the last election will be avoided. That might just be wishful thinking, but I feel it would be best for the well-being of the nation.

Quantity isn't the same as quality. So what if you only post once a day or every other day? Many bloggers only post once a day, even some of the better ones. (No, I am not amongst them. My traffic totals are relatively small - around 200 per day - but I'm not about to pander in the interests of increasing my traffic totals.)

Post less often but make 'em count. (Yeah, no pressure there.....) You'll feel better.

I agree with the previous comments, I too will continue dropping by to see what new item you've posted.

Like you I had begun to feel as if my writing was becomming stale. When I moved to my new site I decided to post only if I was passionate about the topic instead of out of a sense of obligation. Yes, I did lose readers, but I now have a better discussion interaction with those that remain.

I find I like the quality of our interaction better as they don't post comments, instead we have long email discussion which are much more satisfying.

You are a gifted writer! I hope you give yourself the gift of writing something you enjoy out of love and passion rather than obligation.

Just my two bits here...I don't particularly care for poli-blogs or war blogs. Those two topics are already covered to the point of stupefaction in the news every day; to have people blogging further about them is simply overkill.

I do have to disagree with you on one point: The blogoshere will be as active and strong as ever after November. Sure it may quiet down some for a while, but it will come back. There are just too many bloggers with too many opinions out there for it to be otherwise.

Yes, you are a gifted writer. I enjoy reading what youw rite, even if I don't always agree with it.

Yes, you are a gifted writer. I enjoy reading what youw rite, even if I don't always agree with it.

There's a typo in this line. You obviously meant to type "ever", rather than "always". [grin]

You also said:
Sure it may quiet down some for a while, but it will come back.
Actually, that's all I meant. It will quiet down for a while. People will recover, and people will find other things to blog about, and fences will be mended and Jo will start blogging again and it will all be cool. And there are enough bloggers out there that don't war- or mil-blog to keep things going while everyone else takes a breather.

...but I want to be rested and fresh, because I plan to make up ground in the rash of eventually-retracted "I quits!" that I expect to be reverberating around 15 November or so...

So, people, please: it's not a crisis or anything. I appreciate the support, but I wasn't down or discouraged. I'm going to post less, but try to make it higher quality. That's all. Since I have a history of 5-10 posts/day, I figured it is only polite to announce that's going to change.