First of all..I have said it before..although I wish to remain nameless, most if not all the blog writers either know me personally or know of me.
I do not write this blog because I crave attention. I am a published author and spent in excess of 25 years in the news and entertainment media. I have continued in an offhand way in the media eye in one way or the other for over 50 years. I blog for fun. I have no political aspirations what-so-ever. I feel that there is an inherent stupidity in politics that has prevailed in this area for decades. It has not been a progressive attitude and during my life time I doubt it will get any better, just decay more.
A few comments have been made about a blog that surfaced during the last Mayor’s election. It was a sick, self-serving absolute pice of crap that was about as racist as it was pure trash. Like the saying go’s shit happens..I will not give this blog any more publicity. The other blogs have done so. Lamar’s comments pretty well put it completely in prospective. Do not get me wrong..Lamar is just as guilty of making mistakes, like the rest of us…We all have our blatant faults…
Why do blog authors attack and try to discredit any one person or a group of people? Sometimes it is for a noble cause..to correct a real dysfunction in government or in social life. These people sometimes achieve a miracle of sorts..But this happens very seldom.
I am seeing a trend more and more in the local Alexandria blogs. They seem to get some sort of perverted pleasure in attacking each other.. I want to be the last to judge, but the whole thing is getting away from being constructive and is on a downhill destructive nosedive.
In reality..very few people are affected by the learned writings of bloggers.
You achieve a following for a while, of sorts..nothing more.
I understand that fact of life. If I get 50 to 100 viewers a day it is a wonder. I could get more by being obnoxious and degrade people in the community.
That is the lazy and easy way….The path of most attention in some cases.
Why do we write blogs? It is mostly an ego thing… They could serve a good purpose.. Around Alexandria..not so much. Give’s a nice impression to those who read them who are interested in this area though, don’t it?
I spent the better part of over an hour with a local news media representative Thursday. He came to me to actually check his facts. They still do that you know..I will get no mention in his project and really do not want to.
I was taken back at his interest in getting facts right. That is seldom strived for in today’s world…
Funny though..I changed my mind on a request and decided to favorably help a blog out. sent them a message on their,” Contact us” section actually three times..even gave my phone nuimber…I think that was in total more than three days ago.. No response….
Like I said..I am no better than the rest and do not pretend to be…….
I could single people out and give ryme and reason..but why bother?
Alex
