Meta-blogging

I blog my random thoughts on the 'Blues.

I blog my workouts on Socialworkout.com.

I have 518 photos on Facebook (and that doesn't include the ones from college I deleted).

I record my opinions, my thoughts, my biological functions (running log), people know where I am, who I identify myself as, what I am thinking and feeling at certain moments.

Somehow, I maintain a lot of privacy. Maybe I will write a book to expose all of that too.

In such an absurdly positive way I don't think it detracts from my soul, the way American Indians thought photographs depleted the soul. Rather, I am Geronimo in the Cadillac:



After this picture, I feel no need to explain the parallel between me blogging and the opportunistic sell-out step that many Native Americans took in order to survive the rape of their culture, and the less-talked-about ease with which they embraced new fun technology, like guns, while never relinquishing their traditions like fringe leather. If you ever want a fun day that will spin your head around, go to any Native American "function"/"Pow-wow." You're not American if you haven't checked it out. Buy some moccs. Let's just say I have been to the original Pueblo in Taos of the Tiwa natives. One of them sold me an anklet. He was from Jersey. I think there is a blog post about that somewhere in the archives.

I read this article Lauren gave me on the best blogs on the Internet. Probably the Voice I guess. Anyway, they are all community based. Forgotten New York, Queenscrap, Brooklyn Vegan (wow I just made that last one up because I was too lazy to find the article, but it actually exists...of course it does. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/). All of these focused on some little aspect and all the full time work of the blogger. What do they have that the 'Blues doesn't? Focus? Consistency? Relevance that to their constituency. Little old Bliss Street Blues is anathema to success, but I am committed to my hodgepodge. Besides my last post was about the French. If that doesn't draw in readers, I don't know what will.

One day, the 'Blues will blossom into its own URL. One day if her author can lay off the drink and get some focus.

Nice.

Here is a Time article on the best blogs of 2009.