Some people have been able to comment on this blog, others couldn’t.  The Blogger settings allowed comments so I thought I was covered.   I wasn’t.  So, I have just rearranged the Firefox settings to doubly allow comments – that may have been the problem. 

So, if you are so inclined, please try again.  I have mild existential problems and your comments (or donations) help me to believe I exist.  At this particular time, I am having some doubts.   

‘Comments’ are tricky things.  The ‘commentator’ is writing to me but the comment content is going public.  Most of my friends want to say things to me that they would be embarrassed to think others would hear about.  “Stop writing this!”  seems an OK thing to say directly to me (a very common comment) but may seem odd when made public on a blog. 

And, “don’t forget you owe me $20.00” is kinda off the topic and makes the commentator seem petty  (You are! Get over it.  Move on, already!). 

Of course, I have a lot of friends who have trouble with their mother tongue and can’t, won’t or otherwise withhold their opinions on the basis that their comments are probably stupid (healthy perspective).  I hope I have set the bar low enough so that only the goofiest amongst you still feel that way and, if you still do, then you are probably right – your comments are likely stupid.

But I still want ém.  Existentially, they still work.   

The rants and cuss words are just vulgar and I think when the author/commentators see what they have written in print, they are a bit ashamed.  Don’t be.  You should be but don’t be.   I understand emotional outbursts, so it is OK to vent your spleen on my blog if you must.  I kinda feel the need for a bit of cleansing, myself now and then.  I just may write about Gordon Campbell for a submission or two – that should get the joint a-hoppin’.  A few dozen pages of vitriol just might make me feel a bit cleaner. 

But all comments are useful to me.  They tell me what interests you about our lives out here.  I was delighted to hear from Ginger and Sid on the ‘salvage’ piece.  Seems we are birds of a similar feather in that respect.  And Annette always sympathizes when things go a bit awry.  I like that.  

One of my favourite comments (unpublished) came from a friend and it said, “Gawd, I hate getting and wading through this drivel.  I would ‘spam-block’ you if I didn’t think you’d just find a more effective way to intrude into my life.  At least this doesn’t require seeing you in person!  And, I must admit that a 5 paragraph missive now and then is a helluva lot better than a 51 page e-mail monologue on your apartment in China.  If this is what it takes to help you feel as if you exist, it is the lesser of two horrors!” 

Can’t you just feeeeel the love?