Why I Blog...

I ask myself, “Why am I blogging”?
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It's not a normal activity for people my age. My friends don't blog. They don't even read blogs of other people. Most of them don't even have computers. You say the word “blog” and they look at you like you've said “blob” or else, some obscene word...and, they roll their eyes and look away.
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My life is one of living in small town, USA, as a retired school teacher. Our town suffers the same malady as small towns across the country..just staying alive and being passed over by modern technology. There's not much that goes on to write about except just existing, from one day to another.
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On the other hand, I read other blogs which people write....about NOTHING! But they have such an interesting and unique way of writing about nothing...everything from “how to change a light bulb” to “buying sunvisors for a gift”(which I've read just this morning! makes you wonder "what the heck they're talking about!" LOL) If I were an envying person, I would envy
DD and Wife Wednesday for their fun, unique method of writing.
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I guess the secret is in one's ability to write and to generate unique ways of expressing themselves. And, most bloggers are young with young, active minds with few inhibitions in their writing.
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So....WHY do I blog? In August, 2005, my sister who lives in Spanaway, Washington, sent me a post of a blogger who had posted an entry about her business with a picture. This blogger, Roderick Graciano, is associated with a Christian ministry in Tacoma, Washington. His blog “Walking Tacoma” was an inspiration to me. He is so concerned about the spiritual welfare of his city that he began to walk the streets of that city, praying as he walked. He is an excellent photographer and posts pictures of his trek. He's still walking and I'm still following him every step of the way.
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At the time I first read the first post, I thought “My gosh! I could do that in our little town” So...I began a trek of my own. I was religious about walking for several months, and then due to one thing and another, I was interrupted. I have never gotten back to a daily walk, or even a weekly walk, but still hold the desire in my heart. But, I've never stopped praying for our little town.
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Therefore the reason I blog is because of being inspired by Roderick Graciano of Tacoma, Washington and, equal credit has to go to my sister for sending me the post.
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I guess all this brings me to another question. “Why do I want to coninue?” If you follow a person's blog long enough, that person becomes a real and intimate relationship. You become involved in their lives...good and bad, just like the friends I have right here at home. You become acquainted with them through commenting back and forth. I may never know their real names...everyone uses a unique blogger name, but I'll always know them by the name they use to post their entries...Just as I am
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