I don’t even know how to begin to thank you for the kind words. This means a great deal to me… and also proves someone is reading besides my mom and dad

I’m not much of a salesman (unless you count posting articles on RealClearPolitics… which I considered shameless self-promotion) and I didn’t mind the lack of visits so much since this has been a great place share my thoughts.

I guess now it really comes down to “why am I doing this?”.

Having a place to vent is important, ego plays an undeniable role too, but I guess when it comes down to it I was hoping to make a difference while presenting things from a different angle and maybe even giving folks something to smile about on occasion.

You do make some excellent points (as always) and I value your advice and opinions. You were one of, if not the, first bloggers I reached out to when I returned after over a year off. Back in 2004 Thinkin’Bout Stuff was a website that essentially was a blog (I had no clue what a blog was). I took a break after the election and took too long to come back, losing an entire network of reciprocal links in the process. I’d hate to find myself getting the itch to write a year from now and have to start all over again

So… maybe for now I won’t try so hard to think about stuff to write and just write when I think about stuff.

By the way… I am planning to write a book. Nothing about politics, just an idea I’ve been thinking about for a couple of months. If that ever happens, maybe I will have to learn how to sell it

Thank you again. By taking time out of your busy day to write such encouraging words you have truly made my day.

If you only post once in a while, when the mood strikes, and do nothing else, that’s OK. I think that’s a valid reason to have a blog. It’s your own personal soapbox on which you can stand and address the world, and once in a while, the people around you will hear you, and your ideas will spread (whether or not you get the credit).

If you decide to promote the heck out of your blog, your traffic will grow, and that’s good too. I think it was the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad (not sure about that) who said that he had a chat with a writer who seemed envious of his success. She didn’t understand how she struggled and yet he was a best-selling author. He told her that the answer was that he was a best-SELLING author. He spent a good percentage of his time SELLING his books, not just writing them. I know the authors of the Chicken Soup series of books owe their massive success to relentless marketing, day in and day out, year in and year out, because they’ve said so themselves.

I haven’t spent much time at all SELLING my own website, but for now it makes me happy as it is. I am writing the words that seem to demand to be written. I also sometimes help and inform and touch others. What else do we really need in life to be happy?

You have many other goals in life. What you’re doing here is still worthy at whatever level you choose to pursue it.

If you’d like to continue the conversation, you can email me at ginacobbfeedback *at* yahoo.com. If you’d like to post any of your writing at my website, email me and I’ll give you “guest author” status. I like everything I’ve ever read from you so far. If you have odd views on apricots or UFOs, I don’t know about it yet.

Just keep your voice out there, Keith! Otherwise the terrorists will have won. (sort of . . . )

Or the Daily Kos types, anyway . . . . We can’t have that. You have more common sense in your little finger than they have in 12 of them combined. Sadly, I’m not exaggerating.

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