Thanks MAS and Christine.

I obviously agree. I sort of intended to run through a list of folks I was reading in the 2003-2005 range but have reappeared with blogs in the past 2 years. There have been a few and I wondered why I was not shocked by it.

MAS, yours in particular is interesting because as I understand it you ran smack into the “friends and family problem.” I think I anticipated this problem from the get go, as I avoided blogging from the get go. I only started once I could see how it would be okay for my mom to see my blog. I do think though, that it has colored and influenced my blogging in ways that may have watered down what it could be. I think I might be more “entertaining” for example, if I could swear more, and talk about some of the darker experiences with a bit more humor and candor. I also could tell stories about various workplace experiences were I to go anonymous. As it is, my voice is rather political, which I understand. I wonder what a “totally uninhibited” ArtLung blog would be like sometimes.

Which is a long way to say I feel my constraints, but I did choose them, and I’m satisfied with the choice. But I do wonder from time to time what other paths there might have been for me.

I look forward to your next blog Christine, whenever that may be. Based on what what I’ve seen in flickr you definitely have a whole new chapter happening.