I'm a blogger
and lately I've been slacking off on
posting to my blog. It's been, like, a week since I put anything up. Should I
feel bad? Am I letting my loyal readers down? Or in this information age of
virtual reality and no consequences "human" interaction should I feel
justified flaking out?The second part of my question is this: Is it gentlemanly to blog at all? Does a gentleman subject his fellow members of society to yet another trite and biased information stream?
Sincerely,
Building a Blog Cabin in Bloomington
Dear Mr. Bloomington,
We will take the last
part of your question first, as it relates to the first. Blogging would seem, at
first blush, to contradict the ancient gentleman’s dictum to Keep it to yourself. And if one surveys the blogosphere, it is populated by
fewer gentlemen than the other sort of fellow.
But if a
gentleman has specialized knowledge to impart in the fields of hunting,
fishing, or even say ethics and etiquette, then he is doing his fellow man a
favor by generously sharing that wisdom, and should be applauded, even paid
handsomely (certainly his sponsors should be clicked on and patronized). The medium
he chooses could be a fiery speech, a leather-bound tome or a blog. The medium
matters little.
Now, assuming
that you are enriching your readers with your blog, you should not abandon
them. But if your interest has waned, then you may need to pause, take a few
days or a week off and refocus yourself. The most common sin of the blogger, tweeter,
television talking head or button-holing party bore is to speak incessantly
without taking the time to contemplate or learn more than he already knows.
Every
field must lay fallow once in a while if it is to produce anything of value.
Connectedly,
The Gentlemen
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