Blogging is not for everyone...

I've been told that my blog stories are everything from funny, stupid, inane, boring, meandering, mindless, inciteful, mean-spirited, etc. You name it.

My Mom always asks after I write a Bill story, "Do you guys actually like each other?"

My cousin Mike, who writes at http://michaelhoman.blogspot.com, described my blog as "A blog for those that kind of know Bob well."

I'll admit that my blog isn't for everyone, which is why I'm thinking of starting a blog with my brother, Bill. He and I have long talked about using our blog to write about pop culture.

He actually wrote a story for this site, but I didn't publish it because I felt that my name is a little constricting in that my blog notes that it's a site about me and not anyone else. I'll admit, I didn't think that whole part through.

Besides, Bill's story needed a little work. It's understandable considering he doesn't really write that much for fun. And as a story about our Mom afraid to throw away a street sign we stole when we were in high school, the fact that it went all over the place, including a story about knowing some chick that was in Playboy, didn't help.

We have a name picked out, but it denotes that there is more than one person writing the blog. I don't want to start it unless Bill is ready to go. It would be silly to start a group blog if only one person is doing all the writing.

Then there is the plight of my co-worker Sheri. She was inspired by my blog that she decided to write her own blog, http://theworldaccordingtosheri.blogspot.com. I didn't really read it until the end, but it didn't go well. To put it simply, she wrote some stuff about her family, her family got mad and hilarity ensued. You'll notice that she has removed all of her stories.

After that happened, she decided to write only about me and the arguments that we get into. Being two youngest children, we both like to be right. That lasted one story. I think she got tired of the criticism.

That's the thing about blogging. You have to be open to anyone posting a comment, good or bad. It's just not for everyone.

Not really an inciteful post, but I'm trying to get back in the swing of things here...