Comments for this woman's work http://www.thiswomanswork.com writing, mothering, writing about mothering Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:02:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on My truncated blog by Cynthia http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2010/09/02/my-truncated-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-27022 Cynthia Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:02:29 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=9552#comment-27022 I very much get this. And am very grateful I'll be meeting you for real in a year! Though you can come visit Rva in a month as well... :) I very much get this. And am very grateful I’ll be meeting you for real in a year!
Though you can come visit Rva in a month as well… :)

]]> Comment on My truncated blog by Lisa V http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2010/09/02/my-truncated-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-27021 Lisa V Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:51:25 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=9552#comment-27021 I've taken down nearly all of my blog, update on major stuff (because somehow I still feel the need to share for some reason) and do facebook and twitter. Though I have less time for that even lately. You are still one of the few blogs I read. Mostly I will thumb through twitter, look at the pictures of the latest weddin' down south (my kids even follow them now) and read a handful of blogs. Interestingly, it's the first 5 or 6 that I started reading years ago that I'm still reading- you're one of them. I don't comment much anywhere, but I still enjoy reading. Blogging was fun, and a wonderful outlet. If I really blogged again, it would be solely humor and less of my personal angst and navel gazing. You brought me to blogging, and adoption brought me to you. I'm grateful. I’ve taken down nearly all of my blog, update on major stuff (because somehow I still feel the need to share for some reason) and do facebook and twitter. Though I have less time for that even lately. You are still one of the few blogs I read. Mostly I will thumb through twitter, look at the pictures of the latest weddin’ down south (my kids even follow them now) and read a handful of blogs. Interestingly, it’s the first 5 or 6 that I started reading years ago that I’m still reading- you’re one of them. I don’t comment much anywhere, but I still enjoy reading.

Blogging was fun, and a wonderful outlet. If I really blogged again, it would be solely humor and less of my personal angst and navel gazing.

You brought me to blogging, and adoption brought me to you. I’m grateful.

]]> Comment on My truncated blog by bj http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2010/09/02/my-truncated-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-27020 bj Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:56:45 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=9552#comment-27020 I've been seeing a number of the blog writers I read letting their blogs go or retiring them. It's disappointing to me, personally, 'cause I like reading. But, I've realized that's pretty much because I'm liking getting the free product of their creative energies. If the blog isn't serving their interests, well, of course, they should stop blogging. I haven't found Facebook satisfying. I know what Margie means about the games, but it's not just the games, it's that Facebook mostly seems like forwarding, kind of like those email warnings the aunties send to everyone in their address book. Blogging has always felt more like someone throwing a party, or an open salon, where people drop in to have conversations, lead by the author. But, that's clearly a lot of work for the authors, and more work as they've been doing it longer. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that the independent voice blog (real people, talking about their lives and interests, without significant marketing, or a single theme) doesn't disappear. But, I fully understand all the reasons why that niche isn't very stable. I’ve been seeing a number of the blog writers I read letting their blogs go or retiring them. It’s disappointing to me, personally, ’cause I like reading. But, I’ve realized that’s pretty much because I’m liking getting the free product of their creative energies. If the blog isn’t serving their interests, well, of course, they should stop blogging.

I haven’t found Facebook satisfying. I know what Margie means about the games, but it’s not just the games, it’s that Facebook mostly seems like forwarding, kind of like those email warnings the aunties send to everyone in their address book. Blogging has always felt more like someone throwing a party, or an open salon, where people drop in to have conversations, lead by the author. But, that’s clearly a lot of work for the authors, and more work as they’ve been doing it longer.

I’m just keeping my fingers crossed that the independent voice blog (real people, talking about their lives and interests, without significant marketing, or a single theme) doesn’t disappear. But, I fully understand all the reasons why that niche isn’t very stable.

]]> Comment on My truncated blog by Dawn http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2010/09/02/my-truncated-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-27019 Dawn Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:41:28 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=9552#comment-27019 Margie, thanks for your kind words! I hear you on the Facebook thing. I stay there because, well, because it's the only place to communicate with some folks. (Pennie, for example, will write me back a lot quicker on Facebook than via email!) But I don't play any of the games and I hide updates from people who do (I can see their non-game updates) and I don't know about viruses but I think that's only if you click links that are usually pretty obviously weird. Like they'll say, "Go read this! LOL. You gotta see!" from your grandmother. You know, clearly not right! I backed up my blog posts on my desktop but they're no longer online. Password protecting everything would have been crazy tedious and it wouldn't have really suit me for now. Plus Noah is ready for a lot of it to be taken down and I'm sure Madison won't be far behind, you know? Margie, thanks for your kind words! I hear you on the Facebook thing. I stay there because, well, because it’s the only place to communicate with some folks. (Pennie, for example, will write me back a lot quicker on Facebook than via email!) But I don’t play any of the games and I hide updates from people who do (I can see their non-game updates) and I don’t know about viruses but I think that’s only if you click links that are usually pretty obviously weird. Like they’ll say, “Go read this! LOL. You gotta see!” from your grandmother. You know, clearly not right!

I backed up my blog posts on my desktop but they’re no longer online. Password protecting everything would have been crazy tedious and it wouldn’t have really suit me for now. Plus Noah is ready for a lot of it to be taken down and I’m sure Madison won’t be far behind, you know?

]]> Comment on My truncated blog by MargieK http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2010/09/02/my-truncated-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-27018 MargieK Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:20:41 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=9552#comment-27018 I'm one of the 4 people left on this earth who aren't on Facebook (yet!). I keep saying "yet" because I figure sooner or later I'll be dragged kicking and screaming. What keeps me away is a) Facebook is a huge time-suck. People I used to communicate with via message boards (or even e-mail) seem to have fallen off the face of the earth, sucked into Farmville and other games. b) I'm already on MySpace -- which yes, is so yesteryear. But I kinda resent having to join yet another social networking site (I see LinkedIn as something different, since it's for professional networking). And remember yet another password (I've seen firsthand the dangers of using the same password for everything). c) I keep hearing about viruses being passed via Facebook. Who wants to expose themselves to that (well everyone in the world, apparently, so maybe it isn't that big a risk). Can you keep this blog and make it password protected? I know we don't know each other in "real life," and I haven't commented enough for you to feel like you know me, but I enjoy reading your writing, and would be willing to reveal whatever you need to know (name, address, MySpace, etc) to prove that I'm not a stalker, criminal, spammer, etc. Did you trash those old blog posts, or did you save them somewhere? Seems like they could have been password-protected, too. But I know nothing about WordPress or its capabilities, only that there are other blogs that are password protected (some to different degrees), so it seems like you ought to be able to keep those posts and simply limit their access. I’m one of the 4 people left on this earth who aren’t on Facebook (yet!). I keep saying “yet” because I figure sooner or later I’ll be dragged kicking and screaming. What keeps me away is

a) Facebook is a huge time-suck. People I used to communicate with via message boards (or even e-mail) seem to have fallen off the face of the earth, sucked into Farmville and other games.

b) I’m already on MySpace — which yes, is so yesteryear. But I kinda resent having to join yet another social networking site (I see LinkedIn as something different, since it’s for professional networking). And remember yet another password (I’ve seen firsthand the dangers of using the same password for everything).

c) I keep hearing about viruses being passed via Facebook. Who wants to expose themselves to that (well everyone in the world, apparently, so maybe it isn’t that big a risk).

Can you keep this blog and make it password protected? I know we don’t know each other in “real life,” and I haven’t commented enough for you to feel like you know me, but I enjoy reading your writing, and would be willing to reveal whatever you need to know (name, address, MySpace, etc) to prove that I’m not a stalker, criminal, spammer, etc.

Did you trash those old blog posts, or did you save them somewhere? Seems like they could have been password-protected, too. But I know nothing about WordPress or its capabilities, only that there are other blogs that are password protected (some to different degrees), so it seems like you ought to be able to keep those posts and simply limit their access.

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