1.
Posts without pictures (like this one) are
boring.
2.
It takes discipline to blog on a regular basis.
3.
When we don’t blog, friends such as Sheri
Steiner pepper us with impatient e-mails wondering why we are slacking off.
4.
There is a reason we “binge blog”. We do not have regular access to Wi-Fi. We are dependent on McDonalds, Starbucks, or
our friends that will be agreeable enough to allow us to log in on their personal
computers to blog. We will frequently
travel hundreds of miles without access to Wi-Fi. When we find a hotspot, we are inclined to
compile things as quickly as possible, post them, and then move on.
5.
Blogging, as we do, with a GPS signaling device
giving away our exact location within 6 inches every 10 minutes has developed a
class of followers on our blog, which we call the “protective stalker”. An example of this would be a virtual friend
by the name of Bob Kirk. He is
frequently more cognizant of our location than we are. On one occasion, the batteries in our GPS
died, and as a result it showed us stranded in a freeway outside of Prince
George. He e-mailed us immediately,
concerned about our safety. He points
out for us in advance road conditions, and even biking trails for Thomas. We look forward to meeting Bob in person some
day. (He has read Mom’s book through
twice and was very encouraged by it.)
6.
Keep the amount of hits to our blog in
perspective. I thought we were doing
rather well with our approaching 13,500 views since we left home, until I
discussed it with my ever-intuitive wife.
Her reply? That means you
probably have around 100 followers, as they are each opening up your sight
about five times a day – YOU do the math.
7.
Some of you keep us open on your URL all day,
and flip back and forth among your activities to keep track of that “spot” that
is posted every ten minutes.
8.
Blogging can be arduous, but it is generally
enjoyable! It has made the trip much
more memorable.
Thanks to all of you for showing interest in our travels.
Dunno if you're doing this already, but you could write them as you go, then just paste them from Word (or wherever) into Blogger. Also, I'm not sure if Blogger lets you do this, but on Wordpress there's a way to tell it when you would like to make the post public, so you could keep a steady stream of them coming when you know you'll be 'net-less for a while. :)
ReplyDeleteYeh, now you know how to do it.
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