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 "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."

                                    -- Michael Corleone, The Godfather, Part III

I'm back!

I couldn't resist. Because I'm maintaining two blogs and amassing fans and viewers by the hundredths (for those who remember how the decimal system works), I thought it'd only be appropriate to share my thoughts on......

Blogs!

I never paid much attention to blogs. For one, people sharing their dirty laundry is done with grandiose affect on Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, what should I care about anyone's opinion about the mundane and pointless?

The very name...blog...sounds weird. Let's look at the unofficial etymology of the word. Blah, meaning meaningless or rubbish and Og, which sounds a lot like (or rhymes with) fog, which means cloudy or limited view. Therefore put the two together and you have a limited view of rubbish. 

I don't know about you, but I go out of my way to make sure I have the best view possible when viewing rubbish! Especially the meaningless variety!

Well, thanks to my friend, Karen, I've come around. I've learned that not only are blogs a good source of creative perspective on a wide range of topics, or that they're a good way to express your own opinions (and we all have one about everything), it's a good way to better understand people in general. Sure, Facebook and Twitter offer snippets of thoughts and opinions, but oft times, blogs really get to the heart of the matter and discuss things in a fresh, unique way.

For instance, there are blogs about politics, religion, farming, gifting, re-gifting, sports. I'm sure we could even find a blog about watching the grass growing and comparisons of blade expansion by the inth degree. Something I care to keep up with? No, but it may offer an interesting perspective that I hadn't thought of before and it may give me some insight as to how other people in other places of the world think, what interests them...how I, if given the chance, could minister to them or serve them in some way. I guess the point that begs to be made is: everyone is important and everyone has value.

Personally, I don't care to know how or why grass grows because I'm just going to mow it anyway! But the person that thinks that's fascinating? I'd like to get to know that person.

So yea! for blogs!

I hope you keep reading mine, but I hope you will branch out and find others that stimulate your thoughts. If not, you can at least go to my other blog (thirty-onekings.blogspot.com). Oh, that was a cold and shameless plug).