You DON’T Have a Blog??

I was in church the other day and I was supposed to be listening to the priest.  And I was, for the most part.

But my mind drifted for minute or two, as it tends to do sometimes,  and I noticed a woman and her family – her husband and their three sons – in the front pew.

I thought about some of my blogging friends who have 3 boys (yes, I thought about blogging in church.  It’s okay, God still loves me)

I wondered if this woman had a blog.  I then immediately assumed she does not.  I’ve seen her around church before but do not “know” her.

Not a lot of people in the small city where I live have blogs.  At least not that I know of anyway.  And I assume after 5 years I would know them all, right?

Sure.

 

Anyway, I started to think about how the conversation would go if I, as a blogger myself, started questioning someone who does not have a blog as to why… (this was after church… mostly……)

 

Also, please note, this entire convo is in my head and is completely tongue-in-cheek and comes from someone who has been blogging for awhile and who has gotten many a strange look when talking about HAVING a blog… 

 

So, I heard you DON’T have a blog…?

No, I don’t actually.

Don’t you take photos of your kids?

Yes.

So what do you do with them?

Oh I print them out or make photo books with them.

So you don’t post them online?

Well, sometimes I will put one here or there on Facebook if it is a big milestone, like Kindergarten graduation or something like that.  Or if we are on vacation… you know…

So you don’t write?

I do, sometimes, in a journal.  You know, with a pen.

But then how to get feedback from others?

Well, I don’t.  I write personal stuff that others do not need to read…

Oh wow. Huh.  That’s interesting.  What about twitter – you’re on there right?

No.  What’s twitter?  Oh wait, I think I’ve heard of that… I don’t GET that at all though. Too confusing.

You don’t’ have a lot of friends do you?

You mean like on Facebook??

No, I mean in general.  I have LOTS of friends on my computer.  I met them through my blog, it’s pretty awesome.  Too bad you have to miss out on BlogHer and stuff like that…

What is BlogHer?

It’s an annual blogging conference I go to every year where bloggers get together to meet and learn and hang out.

Oh.  That sounds fun. But yeah… I don’t have a blog so…

Yeah. Bummer for you.  Sorry, I just don’t really get this “no blog” thing…  Maybe you should start one.

What would I say?

Oh forget it.  If you don’t know what you’d say then you don’t need to have one.  Just keep posting to Facebook…

 

I think what it really comes down to is that I cannot imagine being someone without a blog, just like many non-bloggers don’t know what it is like to have a blog.

 

 

What would you (if you’re a blogger) ask someone who does NOT have a blog??