Monday Times

Great article in the London Times about blogging.

"Ultimately, however, I remain optimistic. For one thing, conservative bloggers still tend to be more tolerant of dissent than their left-wing counterparts, many of whom are about as much fun as superannuated members of the Militant Tendency. More importantly, if American bloggers often take a superficial view of Europe (we all sit on street corners begging, apparently) Europeans must take some of the blame. There simply aren’t enough of us out there working the internet. For some reason, the habit still hasn’t fully taken root on this side of the pond. Which means that, unless we rise to the challenge, the stereotypes will only get worse. Pardon my franglais, but the time has come to say “Aux keyboards, citoyens!” "

I think it's hard to take the chance that you might come off looking foolish. I've now done this in spectacular fashion - twice! You know what, you just delete it. Plus I have such a rich vein of support - people who know me and 'get' me - and that really helps. I love my friends and thank my readers. Good times.