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At the tail end of 2008, two comments were related to the travels my husband and I made to Maine. One responded to the post link OH, TO CLIMB SCHOODIC MOUNTAIN (Maine): I climbed this mountain at least a dozen times in the 1970’s and 1960’s… Once you started to climb the trail, there was a Ranger’s cabin about 200 yards up the trail. Back in those days, there was a tower at the top of the mountain manned by a ranger looking for fires. There was a small spring by this ranger station. Once you reached the summit, the ranger would open the trap door and you could climb up into the tower. It was about a 50 foot climb up the latter. Inside the tower there was a magnificent view. I even climbed Schoodic Mountain twice in the winter, once with two of my friends (about 1964) and later with my son (about 1982). It is a beautiful mountain and that whole area in a wonderful area. I would be glad to talk to anyone about this area.
A paragraph in my 2008 Christmas letter (Link ) received the following comment: I enjoyed your holiday letter–especially since it made me think of home. I grew up in Corinth, Maine and had lots of friends who worked the shingle mills there–Jones Mill was the most efficient and best constructed shingle then. I hope you enjoyed my hometown…Merry Christmas! My husband and I had stopped in Corinth to purchase shingles for my daughter’s house.
Readers also correct and challenge my posts. A long comment corrected my posting on the first American hot air balloon ride January 9, 1793 in Philadelphia (AMERICA’S FIRST MANNED HOT AIR BALLOON): Just a note: the aircraft described here is not a hot air balloon. You describe a gas balloon, which is different. Hot air balloons are just what they sound like: balloons which obtain their lift from hot air, obtained by heating the air inside the envelope (“the balloon.”)…Gas balloons instead use a captive lighter-than-air gas, such as helium or hydrogen…Gas balloons were the primary lighter-than-air method of manned flight until post World War II, when the modern era of “hot air ballooning” began– using burners to heat the air. Gas balloons today are very rare, with one main launch per year, at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta…Your tag lists ‘hydrogen gas for hot air balloons’ which is a bit of a misnomer. If it uses hydrogen, it isn’t a hot-air balloon! If you combined a hot-air heater with hydrogen, that would likely end poorly (see: Hindenburg 1937.)
Another comment on a February post (CANDIED VIOLETS: Remembering My Mother on Her Birthday ) chastised and challenged me about plagiarism issues. …(she either) uses your copy in her post or perhaps you’re using her copy in your post. One of you is plagiarizing. The other person’s post is not dated so it is not possible for me to tell who is copying who. This is unethical on someone’s part… I commented back, apologizing for not citing sources (which I am usually very careful to do).
Sometimes posts touch human hearts, connecting people through their compassion. My posts on the illness and loss of my cat did just that (Honey’s Coming Home! Our cat must recuperate & Honey went home—She’s romping in animal heaven ): Dear Carolyn–My heart aches for you. What a wonderful life a final few days you gave to your Honey! I have had to make this decision four times in my life with my kitties and Dear Carolyn, I am so sorry for the loss of your sweet “Honey”…{{{Hugs}}}.
At other times, posts connect to persons experiencing special problems. Please contact me, my ex is leaving my kids for 7 days over night they are 17 years old, is this legal. what can I do about this??…Please help me. I e-mailed this commenter, and was able to help her work through the problem.
A fictional-based-on-real-life post on a family problem raised a question: SHOULD I REVEAL OR BURY THE FAMILY SECRET? One commenter responded: I think your brother deserves to know the truth, in fact at a sub-conscious level it sounds like he already does. Once he knows the truth, you can than help him truly accept that your love is unchanged…thank you for showing your love to your nephew, anything you can do for this young man will mean so much to him as he wrestles with all of this…and Just came across your blog and was wondering what ever happened. Did you tell your brother? How did things turn out? I am hoping all turned out well. We all have difficult choices to make in life. So are just more so than others. Thanks for sharing
After viewing the movie Rout 30 I wrote a negative review: Route 30: A Review of John Putch’s Movie, which drew the attention of Route30movie dot com: In the spirit of fairness, here are some comments from audiences who have seen the film that enjoyed it:…Awesome movie! I’m quite happy I was able to see it last night at in San Francisco. Loved it, I did!…You did such a fabulous job capturing the essence of quirky, gentle, and pseudo toughness of the people from that area….(a Fayetteville, PA, native). Each to his/her own opinion.
The year ended with an encouraging comment from a reader of the post Flax scutching in Pennsylvania & Europe: Dude I am not much into reading, but in some way I got to read lots of articles on your website. It’s amazing how interesting it is for me to return very often. I found it interesting that a “Dude…not into much reading” commented on one of most complex articles which I posted.
It’s this type of comment makes me appreciate my readers and encourages me to continue blogging. Keep the comments coming! And don’t forget: comment on this article in the comment box below! Become eligible to win a prize!
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CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
BLOGGING: DOES IT HAVE VALUE? Part 2
To receive E-mail notification of Carolyn’s Compositions posts, type your E-mail address in the Subscription box in the upper right hand column of this site. Your E-mail will not be publicized.
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If you do not have a subscription, revisit Carolyn’s Compositions to read the third and final post in this series, BLOGGING: DOES IT HAVE VALUE?.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
At the tail end of 2008, two comments were related to the travels my husband and I made to Maine. One responded to the post link OH, TO CLIMB SCHOODIC MOUNTAIN (Maine): I climbed this mountain at least a dozen times in the 1970’s and 1960’s… Once you started to climb the trail, there was a Ranger’s cabin about 200 yards up the trail. Back in those days, there was a tower at the top of the mountain manned by a ranger looking for fires. There was a small spring by this ranger station. Once you reached the summit, the ranger would open the trap door and you could climb up into the tower. It was about a 50 foot climb up the latter. Inside the tower there was a magnificent view. I even climbed Schoodic Mountain twice in the winter, once with two of my friends (about 1964) and later with my son (about 1982). It is a beautiful mountain and that whole area in a wonderful area. I would be glad to talk to anyone about this area.
A paragraph in my 2008 Christmas letter (Link ) received the following comment: I enjoyed your holiday letter–especially since it made me think of home. I grew up in Corinth, Maine and had lots of friends who worked the shingle mills there–Jones Mill was the most efficient and best constructed shingle then. I hope you enjoyed my hometown…Merry Christmas! My husband and I had stopped in Corinth to purchase shingles for my daughter’s house.
Readers also correct and challenge my posts. A long comment corrected my posting on the first American hot air balloon ride January 9, 1793 in Philadelphia (AMERICA’S FIRST MANNED HOT AIR BALLOON): Just a note: the aircraft described here is not a hot air balloon. You describe a gas balloon, which is different. Hot air balloons are just what they sound like: balloons which obtain their lift from hot air, obtained by heating the air inside the envelope (“the balloon.”)…Gas balloons instead use a captive lighter-than-air gas, such as helium or hydrogen…Gas balloons were the primary lighter-than-air method of manned flight until post World War II, when the modern era of “hot air ballooning” began– using burners to heat the air. Gas balloons today are very rare, with one main launch per year, at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta…Your tag lists ‘hydrogen gas for hot air balloons’ which is a bit of a misnomer. If it uses hydrogen, it isn’t a hot-air balloon! If you combined a hot-air heater with hydrogen, that would likely end poorly (see: Hindenburg 1937.)
Another comment on a February post (CANDIED VIOLETS: Remembering My Mother on Her Birthday ) chastised and challenged me about plagiarism issues. …(she either) uses your copy in her post or perhaps you’re using her copy in your post. One of you is plagiarizing. The other person’s post is not dated so it is not possible for me to tell who is copying who. This is unethical on someone’s part… I commented back, apologizing for not citing sources (which I am usually very careful to do).
Sometimes posts touch human hearts, connecting people through their compassion. My posts on the illness and loss of my cat did just that (Honey’s Coming Home! Our cat must recuperate & Honey went home—She’s romping in animal heaven ): Dear Carolyn–My heart aches for you. What a wonderful life a final few days you gave to your Honey! I have had to make this decision four times in my life with my kitties and Dear Carolyn, I am so sorry for the loss of your sweet “Honey”…{{{Hugs}}}.
At other times, posts connect to persons experiencing special problems. Please contact me, my ex is leaving my kids for 7 days over night they are 17 years old, is this legal. what can I do about this??…Please help me. I e-mailed this commenter, and was able to help her work through the problem.
A fictional-based-on-real-life post on a family problem raised a question: SHOULD I REVEAL OR BURY THE FAMILY SECRET? One commenter responded: I think your brother deserves to know the truth, in fact at a sub-conscious level it sounds like he already does. Once he knows the truth, you can than help him truly accept that your love is unchanged…thank you for showing your love to your nephew, anything you can do for this young man will mean so much to him as he wrestles with all of this…and Just came across your blog and was wondering what ever happened. Did you tell your brother? How did things turn out? I am hoping all turned out well. We all have difficult choices to make in life. So are just more so than others. Thanks for sharing
After viewing the movie Rout 30 I wrote a negative review: Route 30: A Review of John Putch’s Movie, which drew the attention of Route30movie dot com: In the spirit of fairness, here are some comments from audiences who have seen the film that enjoyed it:…Awesome movie! I’m quite happy I was able to see it last night at in San Francisco. Loved it, I did!…You did such a fabulous job capturing the essence of quirky, gentle, and pseudo toughness of the people from that area….(a Fayetteville, PA, native). Each to his/her own opinion.
The year ended with an encouraging comment from a reader of the post Flax scutching in Pennsylvania & Europe: Dude I am not much into reading, but in some way I got to read lots of articles on your website. It’s amazing how interesting it is for me to return very often. I found it interesting that a “Dude…not into much reading” commented on one of most complex articles which I posted.
It’s this type of comment makes me appreciate my readers and encourages me to continue blogging. Keep the comments coming! And don’t forget: comment on this article in the comment box below! Become eligible to win a prize!
Did you sign up for a subscription to Carolyn’s Compositions? See the box in the upper right hand corner of this site.
To continue reading this multiple-part post, click on Blogging: Does it Have Value? Part 3 (or Revisit www.carolyncholland.wordpress.com or http://carolyncholland.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/blogging-does-it-have-value-part-3/ .
ADDITIONAL READING:
www.beanerywriters.wordpress.com
ARE WEBSITES (BLOGSITES) BENEFICIAL TO WRITERS?
Memoir Writing Can Elicit Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
SELF-PUBLISHING AS I WANDER THROUGH IT
Friend Traveling to Haiti is Needed in Relief Effort
The Partners in Progress Mission Project in Haiti
SHOULD INFORMATION ON AN ALLEGED CHILD ABUSER BE PUBLICIZED?
A PROFILE OF BEST SELLING AUTHORS
Can You Write Your Memoir in Six Words?
INTEGRITY: A JOURNALISTIC CODE OF ETHICS REVIEW
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