Welcome aboard to all of you subscribers to my once-in-a-blue-moon online journaling.
At this moment I am about to step outside my door and again mix up my normal routine for the next couple of weeks.
A Renaissance Festival in Massachusetts and Martha's Vineyard are the first stops of the journey and the last stops of my relatively easy and clean days on the road. After that comes the plunge into the woods of the Adirondacks, just to see what comes to present itself round a solitary campfire. However, I'm not looking for night visits from any bears that roam around the park tearing apart tents and people.
As many of you know I've done this before, my September solitary camping journey into the Adirondack Mountains of New York.
A more-than-expected number of you recently signed up to "come along" this year, and that did surprise and please me greatly. I had hoped for only a half dozen or so audience-friends that would even be interested in my little fall presentations, silly and boring as they sometimes are.
You delighted me in "filling the house".
Connections, friends, caring.. these seeming small things are essential to all of us.
So I thank you each and all.
But on the other side of that, I'm no pro showman here and thus no promises as to the entertainment value forthcoming. I and the world in front of me are making it up as I go along.
Oh one thing before I close the door behind me in a few minutes, and that is about you, yes YOU!.. in making comments along our little journey for the next couple of weeks.
Well...the Truth may set us free but on the web nothing lets a person be themselves like anonymity when making comments.
I like comments.
All of us here enjoy reading other people's comments. But from prior blogging experience I know that folks reading my frivolities rarely make comment. Sometimes a few of you do. Mostly not.
Reasons?
I surmise one of two things: 'cause ya got nothing to say. I'm boring you to pieces and you could care less about any of it (certainly valid reasons. I feel that way about most everything I read online) ...or... you really don't want a whole bunch of other people who read what you've commented and then think what an empty-headed blooming idiot you are!
And that too is a valid reason and believe me, one that I am acutely aware of in my own writings and stumble-bumblelings. I do pour a lot from the empty and into the void as no doubt you have noticed.
Most bloggers do.
I should just shut up, [Oh. SHUT. UP!]shut the billandpatti blog down and maybe then, if I'm quiet enough, no one would know that I'm not the brightest star in the night sky by writing all these kinds of idiotic, empty-headed things. Still, I like to believe that space dust has not entirely glazed my eyes (my "I"s) over and well, it is kind of fun.
Alas, I'm afraid it is too late for me and that you all know I am truly an A-1, first class, bona fide empty-headed idiot who should not even own a computer let alone let loose to spew out his nonsense for others to waste their valuable time on..
But what about you, Dear Reader? As long as you maintain "radio silence" then noooo one will knoooowww the same about you... yes? no? maybe so?
Some mighty fine folks in my life have signed up and are reading this today and there is no telling how many are sneaking over from Josh's Play House to take a peek 'cause they too are bored out of their freakin' computer skulls and are looking for something half-way entertaining. (uh, you might not find it here too you know!)
But if all you're going to do is keep quiet, sit in the corner with the Mute button pushed while I'm doing all the work then I'm not inviting you to any more of my little parties, see?
Well, hey kids.. there is a way around all of that instinct to keep quiet lest others think you an idiot: anonymous comments can set your inner idiot FREE! No one will know who you are and your image-to-the-world is safe!
So, in remembering the title of this entry (um, "Love is being stupid together"..and so is camping) which Patti and I certainly proved 'til the Grand PooBah Blogger took her offline) what I would really, really like is some audience participation for the next couple of weeks.
BUT.. participating anonymously so nooo one will knoooooooow who is commenting.
No names, OK?
Throw your rotten tomatoes at me but don't sign your name. (unless you want everyone to knoooooowww!)
Here's how it is done for those old turkeys unfamiliar with the blogspot commenting mechanism:
- Click the comment button below. ..see it? I know you see it. No more denial.
- Select "profile" and scroll down to "anonymous" and click it
- Write your comment
- Click the "preview" button to read it over and edit it (if you want to)
- Click the "Post Comment" button
Done (and forever enough about comments). I promise.
So to begin.
Open the curtains..step out the door onto the world stage and let's just see what happens! There is no telling where the roads, the roads, the open roads may lead us to. Journey on the inside, Journey on the outside.. into the woods, out of the woods. By the time most of you are reading this I'll be humming along the roads heading north toward Massachusetts.
Until the next entry then somewhere up the road, I will leave you with Bernadette Peters as the witch in the play "Into the Woods" and I'll wager was never afraid of playing any part.
Bernadette Peters - Into the Woods
Hope I don't meet a witch out there in the dark woods. bill :-D
