What 2 blog or not 2 blog
I started this blog using my nickname, looking for anonymity, but knowing that many would read it. I could be candid, but since it was my nickname, that would be ok. But I screwed up and now a few people from RL (“real life”) know of this blog. I don’t care that they read it. The particular people who DO read it, I’m fine if they read it. But I worry that future scew-ups on my part, or archving on the web would allow others to find this and connect it w/ me. I have nothing to hide. It’s just, you know, you whine about a client, then they find your blog and get mad. People have lost jobs over their blogs. The IRS looks for people’s blogs. (true!!!)
Also, because this is a blog that I’d like to keep long-term, I’ve avoided certain topics, such as religion. CLICK BELOW TO READ THE REST…
I do not vent here as I’d like, about religion. It’s an inflammatory topic, and if I should piss off the wrong group, I’d be bombarded w/ harassment and be faced with either dealing w/ it or shutting down. And I don’t want to ever have to shut this blog down. I love my blog. But, because of this concern, I don’t always talk about the things I want to.
I could start another blog somewhere else where I do nothing but talk about my views of religion, and then if it gets hairy, I can shut it down. But part of me thinks that’s stupid. First, it’d just be yet another newly-formed blog that nobody knows is there. Second, how many blogs do I really need? I need to lose a little weight but I don’t wanna talk about it here because before I know it I’ll be getting “fat ass” comments when I’m not really “fat” at all. People are just mean. I could start a diet blog, a religion blog, and then have this blog, and then a toned-down version of this blog just for family (think in-laws, etc., that would mis-interpret my heated rants and think I’m crazier than I really am.) But geez, how many blogs does a person need?
I wonder how many people hace multiple blogs. [[Feeback welcome on that question.]]
Am I censoring myself? I never wanted to censor myself w/ this blog. Maybe I should stop. Maybe I should start sharing my thoughts on religion and weight loss and other inflammatory topics. I mean, this was meant to be a journal for myself more than anything else. And then if I get hate mail or hate comments, I can just deal w/ it then. I don’t know. I really don’t.
I see other blogs where people really open up and even use their real names. I often read their posts and wonder “why isn’t their blog full of hate comments?”. Is it because they don’t get them or is it because these people spend lots of time sifting out the nasties? I don’t have enough time as it is. I DO have a comment queue though, which means I see and approve (or delete) all comments before they show up on the blog. I mean, it’s MY blog, not a public forum. But whether they’re posted or not is not the real issue. It’s the I don’t want to have to read them at all aspect that’s the most important. I don’t want to hear it. It’s my blog and if I wanna bash the fundamentalists, I should be able to do it without having to read any retaliatory remarks. So that’s why I don’t blog about that (and some other things).
But I want to. And maybe I should. Idunno.