Overblogging, Underblogging, Nonblogging, Unblogging, Antiblogging, Work, Play....AND....Friendship

In all of history, since caveman days, man has gathered around a source of light. There seems to be something in the human chip that searches for a beacon while clustered around some central source of energy, maybe like the Sun as the center of our solar system. We seek some guiding light.

Television, of course, is the modern day fire and hearth. The problems I find with this source are its physical paralyzing of people and the silencing of conversation. An alienation and loneliness. It also dictates when to eat and engage in bodily excretory functions. When the commercials are on.

So when the Internet came into being and brought the beloved blogosphere with its participation and interaction, people went into ecstasy, and the joy shows no signs of diminishing. There is something irresistible about it and without a doubt, for many it is pure unmitigated fun, not to mention the learning and sharing of information. It is new, exciting, and completely nonboring to its devotees.

Now there has been a lot of accusation and guilt around the subject of time spent blogging. The sharp stabbing finger of blame has been sticking out consistently. I'm stumped. I can never understand why this is so important to others. They don't have to do it. The more people enjoy themselves, the better. Less trouble.

Everything has its normal plusses and minuses. Here are some of the things I like.

1.Lack of visual prejudice.

2.Worldwide communication with minimal fuel consumption

3.Freedom of movement. On the telephone or in person, one is locked into the interaction. On the internet, one can go get a popsicle, or take a drive in the car, then come back and respond. So time is completely fractured. When having to respond right away, sometimes people don't really listen as they are thinking of what they are going to say next. On the blogs, people can think for a minute.

4. Better concentration on ideas. Less sensory input to process. 

6. One can refrain from answering at all, come and go at will, and find direct mind to mind communication which increases neural activity and improves hand/eye/thought coordination. A plug into the universal teletype.

If the baby's diapers are sagging, if the plants are brown and dry, and if the kids are ordering pizza every night, you are probably blogging too much. If divorce is being threatened, you are probably not blogging too much. In the end it is entirely up to the individual to decide.

The blogosphere is the goldpiece that came with this political tragedy and it is a gift that will give for who can imagine how long? The wise one enjoys it to his heart's content as long as he chooses. New things are like this. It's as natural as rain.