• writing

    going public.

    Friends, we are in the process of moving away from South Asia for good, and with that the need to keep our blog password-protected is no more. Frankly, I’m a little torn about this decision.  There are many things I appreciate about having a private blog; namely, I more-or-less know who’s looking at it, and can be a little less guarded with personal information.  But I now want to make our blog public again for two reasons: 1.  A few of my favorite blogs are those I’ve stumbled upon through a trail of links or through a friend.  They are written by people I will never meet and on whose…

  • motherhood,  writing

    mom blogs.

    The world of mom bloggers.  Or is it a blackhole?  I catch glimpses of this exclusive underworld over the shoulder of my wife who easily drops an evening surfing pastel-bordered, theme-music blogospheres.  Moms who talk about real life.  Online.  To a virtual audience they’ve never met. What’s with putting things in bold?  Or.  Sentence fragments?  And interspersing random kid pics? The format is identical – catchy title, sassy bio: “Mom x3.  Blue collar wife.  Sweat tea addict.  A little unstable.”  A host of social networking links and “you might also like” tags to maintain centripetal, virtual orbit.  And copyright pictures.  You’ve got to be kidding.  Like I’m going to swipe…