My buddy Weave has called it quits on his weblog. It’s a shame, too, since he is a good writer and usually posted something interesting to read every day or so. I hope it was the whiskey talking and not his true desire to stop writing.
Weblogs are such personal things. In D.C. this weekend, Kelly saw a friend with whom she goes WAY back. Though she and Kelly haven’t spoken regularly in years, this friend seemed to know everything about us, thanks to reading our blogs (this one and Hallie’s).
This phenomenon of people knowing things about you that you didn’t directly tell them is unique to weblogs. It’s weird trying to strike up conversation about some topic, only to have your audience tell you “oh, yeah. I already know that.” If I feel somewhat creative today, maybe I can come up with a name for it.
Anyway, weblogs are a window on the lives of my friends, family and associates. When their blogs are left to rot, or disabled entirely, I feel some sort of connection has been lost.
It’s a lonely web out there. Let’s stick together!