Never mind why I'm blogging; why are you here? If you don't know me from real life, or from an online community I've hung out in, why are you reading this? I'm not a guru or a celebrity. If you didn't just end up here via a search engine, why are you interested in what I have to say?
Not that I'm complaining, mind. I'm just curious. Because I do the same thing. I follow the blogs of a number of people I have never met, but who just seem like interesting people. Take Woodge, for example. I've never met him, and all I know about him is what I've read on his site. I know he has a wee boy about the same age as Alex, and I know he likes some of the same films I do. I enjoy reading his random thoughts, and I smile in parental solidarity when he talks about his kid. Would we have anything to talk about if we got together over a couple of beers? I don't know.
Likewise Rands, Keith Martin, Frank Schaap, Anders Jacobsen, Rick Horowitz, and a handful of other regular suspects. Okay, so I've met Frank, but essentially I'm dipping into the lives of a bunch of complete strangers. For all that I dislike reality TV shows, I sure seem more than happy to partake of the phenomenon over the internet.
Riri
Ok, so let me tell you why I have been reading your blog for over a year now. I did get here following another blog, but I wouldn't know to tell you whose it was. In the beginning I enjoyed reading especially the book and movie reviews. I do feel the same for almost all of them. Then, you started to get more personal, then Fiona arrived, you even talked about cryptography which is what I do. You are an intelligent and interesting person and if I wasn't on the other side of the Atlantic, I would have liked to meet you one day. Keep on blogging and have a nice day!