How I Spent My Friday Night…

Reading blogs!  My brain is completely fried from being up too late last night, making it nearly impossible for me to form a coherent thought.  At my dad’s, he asked me to repeat part of a sentence and I couldn’t.  Not five seconds after completing my thought, it had left my head to find other thoughts to keep it company.  Rather than try to write, here are some of the blogs I enjoyed:

Missing Inaction – I love the wit of Amy Mullis!  When I grow up, I want to be just like her!
Polygamy: A Top Ten List – Think more wives means more of all the good stuff in life?  Steve reminds us of all the other things, the ones men may put out of their mind.
Livininsanity – A wonderful recap of this month’s blog chain.  Another author whose writing I truly enjoy reading.
Colby Celebrates a Milestone – I will admit, the word llama was what first drew me to Colby’s blog.  I’m glad she’s posted for 100 consecutive days, it’s always a bit of entertainment for my early morning or late night!
Healthy, Green, and Frugal – The name says it all!
Outrageous Brownies – Mmmmmm, brownies!  Yes, I know I’m trying to lose weight, but heck, these look worth the guilt!

And just to show that I haven’t completely neglected my blogging responsibilities, I posted a business spotlight and information about the Earth Day Energy Fair at 53536.net.

Middle of the Night Ramblings

Once again, I see a skyrocket in my stats.  I know where this comes from, and it got me thinking.  The search terms that are put in on days when I have amazingly high stats have nothing to do with the content I’ve written.  It has everything to do with me as a person.

There’s a part of me that wonders if this is why some people choose an anonymous blog and never include the names of family members.  To keep people from getting that close to their private lives.  Yes, there was a time when I made my life an open book online.  Since then, I’ve learned a few lessons and I’m selective about what I share.

Another part of me wonders why I have these spikes every week or every other week.  It’s been almost a year since I’ve talked to any of the particular group that is now checking in on me.  Why now?  Have they been entering my name and my daughter’s name the entire time and it wasn’t until I started blogging that they were able to look in the window of my life?

Why does it matter to me?  Why is there a part of me that would like to remove every reference to my daughter by name?  I know they’re harmless, but it still bugs me.  Why?

Nah.  If they want to keep reading about how we’re doing, that’s their prerogative.  It’s something I knew going in, and months later, I don’t have the energy to waste on trying to make myself more anonymous.