Wednesday, July 07, 2004
COMMENTS
Yep! I did it! I now have comments on my blog. Last night two very good friends, Jenn and Jeremy, came to our house for an evening of food and fun together. After Pizza and a fun game of Yahtzee (at which Jenn soundly beat Jeremy and me) we got to talking. The subject of web sites, blogs, and the like came up. I mentioned I had tried unsuccessfully to put comments on my blog. Jenn said, “Get Jeremy to help you. He’s a CS grad.” So I did and he did and now I have comments.
I’m not sure how I feel about it all. I have been ambivalent about it for a long time. At first I definitely didn’t want comments. My personality (as those who know me best will tell you) isn’t one that likes to “go out on a limb” very often. So I wasn’t sure that my psyche could handle comments.
But the more I wrote in my blog and the more I read other peoples’ blogs and journals, the more intrigued I became. But I hid behind the mistaken idea that my blog wouldn’t accommodate comments. That may have been true when Joel first set up my blog. But recently the blogging has been updated. I was surfing around the various windows and options the other day and something about “comments” caught my eye. I tried in vain to understand what they were instructing me in how to set my blog for comments. But I tried setting up anyway--to no avail. *Sigh*
So I resigned myself not to have comments – until last night. It took Jeremy only a few minutes and I was all set up. That’s one of the differences between a CS grad and me!
So I am grateful to Jenn for suggesting it and to Jeremy for setting me up. Now we’ll see how happy I will be to have comments. It may confirm what I always think – that no one reads the thing anyway. Or I may be devastated by some of the comments – or maybe not. I just don’t know.
I’m not even sure how it works. I think you click on the “comments” section beside my name and I guess go to the bottom of the Blog page, click on “Post Comments” or something like that, and put your comments. You who are even slightly computer savvy will figure it out I am sure.
I thought we set it up so you didn’t have to sign in to post. Apparently not. But if you post a comment under “anonymous” please put your name in the comment text if you want me to know who you are. (Or maybe you don’t want me to know!)
At least now my profile makes more sense: “Some place to think out loud and maybe someone will think back.” Now they can if they wish.
Karon and I go to her orthopedic surgeon this afternoon. We’re experiencing mixed emotions. On one hand, we’re anxious to learn if the bones are healing and if she can begin to put weight on the leg. On the other hand, we’re somewhat apprehensive because her leg has begun to swell a lot and we don’t know what that means. She continues to have a lot of over-all pain, also. Next week we go to the cancer doctor for his evaluation. We’ll let you all know.
Jim
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