“Andy Borrows(Older and growing…)”:http://olderandgrowing.blogspot.com/ has discovered the soul of a writer inside an engineer. One of his better recent pieces is as a “guest writer(Heart @ Work)”:http://www.heartatwork.blogspot.com/2004_02_01_heartatwork_archive.html#107579760624826228
on “Heart at Work(Heart at Work: Lois Annich’s weblog)”:http://www.heartatwork.blogspot.com, in which he ends with a metaphor that works superbly for me too…
It struck me that blogging is like walking around showing your face to the world, making eye contact with those you pass on the street, open to your surroundings. There’s too much isolation in this world. Bloggers are breaking down the walls.
February 5th, 2004 at 04:42
Can you tell me where the source is from ?
February 5th, 2004 at 09:50
Click on the “Quote Source” link
http://www.heartatwork.blogspot.com/2004_02_01_heartatwork_archive.html#107579760624826228
February 6th, 2004 at 09:46
I think I agree with Ivy on that site, that she says it was a way to keep her friends in touch with what she was up to without constant emails –
when in a different country. But one point, is that emails are controlled, whereas bloggs can invite readers who arent necessarily sympathetic.
February 10th, 2004 at 02:27
Love the metaphor! I enjoyed reading the series at heart@work so much and hearing people’s ‘real stories’ about blogging. Thanks for pointing it out.