I decided to write and post a blog entry. If you’re reading this it means that I carried out my plan OR it means my blog has been hacked and an impersonator is impersonating me for some nefarious purposes. I can’t actually think of any possible gain someone could achieve by doing this. Or what possible part of a plan this may be. But I suppose that the best plans are the most difficult to figure out. So, therefore, good luck Mr. Hacker. If this truly is some part of an elaborate plan for purposes nefarious or otherwise then I am proud to be a part of it. Unless this actually is me, then it is much less exciting
This web log has not had an entry since July of 2013. That’s
only a few months short of a year (!). Incredibly, this time has passed without
me being concerned over the lack of content. I guess I was busy doing other
things. But now that those other things are over I suppose it’s about time that
I spend some energy in updating this. I recently assisted my wife in some
writing project and it got my desire to write flowing again. This could last
months or hours. Adjust your expectations accordingly.
I’m not doing a very good job of encouraging readership. It
isn’t a good sign of consistency when a writer states his trust in his own fickleness.
But I’m nothing if not brutally honest to my own detriment here. That’s an
ongoing theme really and I intend to stick by it. But I will say that my
intentions are good. And that’s all that matters. Nothing bad has ever come
about by good intentions. I am sure there is some sort of pithy saying that
supports what I just claimed. Several even!
There are a few topics that I intend to write on. None of
which I will go into right now. Considering that they haven’t even been written
yet and I’d rather not promise what I can’t deliver on. That’s not what I do
here at Jonathan Troke’s Web Long Extravaganza. But I have been thinking about
some topics and I do have the inclination to follow through on them. That’s
something at least
An issue I have been considering when it comes to my writing
has been the expectations of my audience (ha, audience!). I’m told that my
writings are sometimes interpreted to be rather humorous and that is, indeed,
it’s intention for the most part. But what if I wanted to write on a serious
subject? Could it be taken seriously? Would people spend their time reading my
words and looking for, what they assume, are hidden jokes and dry humor? Only
to either come to the conclusion that I’ve lost my touch or the humor is too embedded
to get this time. That’s possible. So how to I combat this?
One idea I had briefly is to separate my serious topics from
my attempts at humor. Make it obvious somehow that one particular posting is
supposed to be taken seriously while another is to be lumped in with my usual
rambling incoherencies. But, how would that be done? Perhaps I could make one
posting glow with a soft purple light to indicate its tone. That may work. But
it’s unrealistic. How ‘bout I create and maintain an alter-ego. A character.
Some wacky, zany persona with some ridiculous name like Herman Hamworthy and
use it to post all of my not too serious entries. I don’t know. It requires
further thought. Much more then I plan to think aloud in a blog post.
The point is... well if you’ve been reading you should be
able to decipher my point. No hand holding here. I view my audience (ha!) with
respect.
Troke: 0
Pandering Troke: 9 Billion
