Why, Blog, Why?

To be honest right from the start, I was surprised to be upbraided for arriving at your blog and having a look around. Now, I have a legitimate reason to be here and, though you do not know me, you have nonetheless invited me even if you seem not to know it.

I love to read around the Web. Without necessarily speaking to anyone I meet all sorts of folks and learn all sorts of things. Just popping in for a short space of time and reading what attracts me is a pastime that I truly enjoy. One thing that I do not like and do not intend to do in most instances is to "register" at every single site that I land on for a short spell.

My view is that anyone who establishes a little beachhead out in cyberspace ought to expect the occasional traveler to stop in. And if you yourself have done any traveling around the net, I would certainly think that you too have experienced frustration from time to time with those who "demand" you register before you they'll let you peek at anything. Quite often, when I encounter those, I scoot off to friendlier climes aided, often as not, by the StumbleUpon software.

But, as alluded to before, you yourself invited me here and that you did by placing a small handy looking add-on at the FireFox extension site and I thought I'd stop by and see what you might have to say about it in these pages. Being the curious sort, I noted the mention of the software right away, but felt like taking in the lay of the land, as it were, before getting down to the business of my visit. Looking through your essay titles. I tabbed two of them and kicked back a little to get to know you a bit.

One post, "Love your blog, hate your registration system", I have not read yet but it sounds as though it might even have something to do with my own soliloquy. I really don't know yet as I chose to peruse this item first.

Hmmmmmm, seems you’re not so hot about invisible spirits wafting through without materializing and doing a little dance or something. And so, being of Irish descent, I decided to do a little jig across this page and hope that counted for something. I do hope this'll do in way of an introduction, but I also hope that it puts a reminder in and amongst your thoughts that not everyone wants to register just to look briefly around one of the millions of sites scattered on the Information Highway.

I hardly believe that you have the urge to do so yourself in whatever forays you make out into the hinterlands of the internet. As for me, if I don't actually run right into someone just sitting there at their site waiting for newcomers to show up, why would I want to make a fuss, roust them from whatever pastimes they might be engaged in, and compel themto deal with the likes of me, quite obviously an obnoxious loud mouth and probably too opinionated to even deal with.

So, I may not have officially registered but still, you've learned more about me from my little diatribe that I was guilted into, than you would have from a registration anyway. What a deal, huh?

Indeed.

And now, I will go find what you have to say about "Clean and Close" and then be on my way. Peace and blessings on your home.

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