Blogging

I have been reading the blogs of some amazing women for the last several months. I am often in awe of them; their strength, their candor; the sharpness of their emotion, and their eloquence in expressing it. They all write so beautifully, probably because they live in exotic and amazing places where people speak in ways far more lovely than we Americans. I am not sure why I am even beginning this blog. To write? Perhaps. Writing was a favorite pastime of mine when I was younger. I was even published in an annual, award winning, high school magazine 4 years out of the 5 I was eligible. I got lazy senior year and didn't bother to submit anything...... To create a fan club? Like those of the amazing ladies that now count me among theirs? Probably a bit of that. I mean, who doesn't like a bit of a following.... To get my thoughts out? A probable candidate. To have my OWN space? Yes. I am a member of a message board where we share whatever we choose. Funny offspring stories, successes, trials, sexual frustration, whatever. Nothing is offlimits there. But there's a sort of expectation of response there. And there, it ISN'T all about me. Here it can be. It can be about whatever I want it to be. And no one HAS to answer me. Those that comment can do so because they want to or because I post something that moves them. Or simply because they think I am cool and they want to be my friend. Yeah........that's it. That's why I'm here.