Open Memo to new bloggers... a lesson hard learned...

Well Sir...this here Cookie has only been bloggin fer about three months or so at this writin...but o'er the past week...I experienced a little somthin bout the Blogosphere...and I'd like t'pass along one a life's little lessons on to anyone just startin out.......

When y'all first get inta bloggin...you'll shortly meet various folks that, fer the most part...think like yurself...either Left-Wing Liberal Loon's and Moonbats...or Right Wing Conservative Bush supporters ( the catagory I fit into). You'll get t'know these Blog-buddies by their comments and E-mails...and you'll have fun chidin and kiddin each other bout somethin or anuther. More likely than not...yur posts and comments will lean which ever direction y'all tend to believe in the strongest...and this is where you've got to learn to excercize some caution.....that is...if'n y'all care bout what others think about you and yur posts, opinions and feelins.

Now...journalism 101...there be a few ways y'all can write a post/article about an event...1) Don't write nuthin at all.....2) be like the Daily Kos and lie about and distort everthin....3) Write a "NEWS" story...strictly reportin the facts....4) write a factual NEWS story and include yur opinion(s) about it.... 5) write a post that contains the accurate Facts, yur Opinions and yur Feelin's.....and it's these last two where you must excersize some cautionary discretion and restraint. Now.... if'n y'all wanna retain the acquiantences you've hense fer made in the Blogosphere.....and yur a free thinkin man or woman and don't blindly follow a political leader without questioning his rationale, motives or thought process...then read on.

Now Sir...last week I strongly reacted to President Bush's immigration speach in two of my posts...giving the facts, my opinion...and the ulitimate Faux Pas....my feelings. I had dared to question the President of the United States...and further more...told him exactly how I felt about him, his policy and thought process. Uh Oh...stepped in the blog shit right there I did. The next thing y'all know is that I first noticed a very sharp and abrupt decrease in the number of recorded "site-visits" and comments...in fact they literally stopped almost all-together. So's...I went over t'their sites like I usuall duz...read their posts...left good, encouraging or agreeing comments...sent an E-mail or two....and guess what...no response...gee...what's goin on?

Hmmm...was it sumthin I said? Absofrickinlutely it was! There are...as you newbie's will discover..people out there....Left or Right....that will not tolerate any criticism or disparaging remarks, what-so-ever, regardin someone they consider their leader...that they will forever blindly follow and support without ever holding them accountable or expressing a dissenting voice. On the Left...it might be Clooney, Dean or Moore...on the Right, Bush, O'Reilly or any other well known Republican or Right leaning person.

Give y'all an example.....there is a blog out there I been readin...won't mention it by name as I ain't asked fer, nor got his permission...but I just met the man recently...bout a month ago...we got inta a little literary tiff/disagreement early on, but settled it quickly...found we had somethin in common with each other....and now we communicate regularly through our blogs and E-mails. Now this man is...without a doubt...is a true "wurd-smith"...got a real mastery of the English language and knows just how and when to use certain wurds with exact accuracy and precision. Swings his literary skills and vocabulary like a sword he duz. As I continued to read and enjoy his blog on a daily basis...I noticed that although his stories/posts/op-eds were extremely well written and thought out (some of them excellent)....there were virtually no comments at all to any of his posts. Why? His blog has been around fer some time.....he should be having all kinds of site activity and correspondence...but very little was evident.

Ah Ha...the answer was starin me right in the face...he was like me...he call's it as he see's it! No blind allegiance...no excusatory bullshit....just facts and his well based opinion...and how he feels about the issue he's postin bout....there it was. He was pissin people off on both sides of the spectrum...and doesn't give a good flyin shit...a real writer's writer....I love it! BTW people...a very wize man and mentor once gave me an excellent suggestion...here tis..... "It ain't none a MY business what OTHER folks think a me."...think about that one fer a spell...it's a good one. Must be somebody gave this other blog writer the same advice somewhere along the line.....and he heeded it....good fer him.

So...newbie's...here's yur choices...if'n yur a free thinkin, fair and honest person, and ain't afeared to tell it like it is...no matter who it might piss off...have a great time. Yur gonna make some potential friends...and lose others...and remember..."It ain't none a yur business what other folks thinks about ya."....and be prepared to see a scene reminiscent of the above picture when y'all do speak yur mind openly and honestly.....and when you really think about it...ain't real life just like the above picture anyhow....

If'n y'all just wanna tell the News.... with a neutral comment here and there...that's OK too my friend.....enjoy yurselves and enjoy yur blog experience(s).....but... sooner or later yur gonna have to make up yur mind as to just where y'all stand and what ya stand fer.......But...I guess that's just my way a thinkin....Cookie....