{"id":290,"date":"2011-11-08T20:45:27","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T01:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/?p=290"},"modified":"2011-11-08T20:46:46","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T01:46:46","slug":"why-do-i-write-on-a-blog-hardly-anyone-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/290","title":{"rendered":"Why do I write on a Blog that hardly anyone reads?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a quote that sums up why I write more than anything else I&#8217;ve found.\u00a0 The quote is from C.Day-Lewis, and reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This quote was found in a book my father is reading, entitled &#8220;A Time to Grieve&#8221; by Carol Staudacher.\u00a0 It is a book about how to cope with the loss of a loved one.\u00a0 But, as I normally do, I digress, back to the topic on hand&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>So, why do I write? I believe I write in order to better understand what is happening around me, to understand my fellow man, to get along in a world that at times seems out of control, and to start a discussion with others. To drive home why I write, I refer you to some of my previous blog entries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"You just cant' fix stupid!\" href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/?p=280\">You just can&#8217;t fix stupid!<\/a>: This entry is about why someone would put graffiti on a Saguaro.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"If you break it, you buy it.\" href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/?p=187\">If you break it, you buy it.<\/a>: This entry tries to understand how companies can make so much money, how we (our gov&#8217;t) can send so much overseas, while our own infrastructure is crumbling.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Elephants and Asses, screwing the masses!!\" href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/?p=101\">Elephants and Asses, screwing the Masses!!<\/a>: In this entry, I voice my frustration with the political parties, both of them.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Do automakers put directional blinkers on their cars, or are people just stupid?\" href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/?p=79\">Do automakers put directional blinkers on their cars or are people just stupid?<\/a>: Have you seen the way people drive?\u00a0 I am trying to come to grips with the rudeness of others.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"I feel violated - can I get aid?\" href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/?p=83\">I feel violated &#8211; can I get aid?<\/a>: Our government is &#8220;by the people, for the people&#8221; right?\u00a0 Based upon current events. Who decides what country get&#8217;s aid, and how much.\u00a0 Why do we send foreign aid anyway?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, if you&#8217;ve read the above articles, you have a picture of my inner workings, or lack thereof. I look forward to discussion, so if you are reading this, please start a discussion!\u00a0 I look forward to the debates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a quote that sums up why I write more than anything else I&#8217;ve found.\u00a0 The quote is from C.Day-Lewis, and reads: &#8220;We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.&#8221; This quote &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/290\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","category-rants-raves"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":814,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/814","url_meta":{"origin":290,"position":0},"title":"How do you organize your bills?","author":"DR D","date":"December 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Ok...I admit it; I have a problem. 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M&E, My co-workers and a few others have also hit me up with questions\/comments and I am curious what others think. I do not want to go\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Timeshares&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Timeshares","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/travel\/timeshare"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1145,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/1145","url_meta":{"origin":290,"position":2},"title":"Wyndham Skyline Tower &#8211; Atlantic City","author":"DR D","date":"November 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Good morning boys and girls.\u00a0 Last weekend saw the boss lady and I in Atlantic City, NJ.\u00a0 We stayed at the Wyndham Skyline Tower, near the Resorts Casino. I was talking to my one and only faithful ready; yep, my cat.\u00a0 Anyway, he said I should write a review of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Timeshares&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Timeshares","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/travel\/timeshare"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":935,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/935","url_meta":{"origin":290,"position":3},"title":"American Gestapo","author":"DR D","date":"April 23, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"With the recent shootings, and the bombings in Boston, MA, there have been new calls for gun legislation, immigration reform and prosecuting the bombing suspects as terrorist.\u00a0 We (as a country) need to be very, very careful about the precedents we set.\u00a0 Look at what we got from our rush\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rants &amp; Raves&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rants &amp; Raves","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/rants-raves"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2555,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/2555","url_meta":{"origin":290,"position":4},"title":"Rest in Peace Swift","author":"DR D","date":"October 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"On October 1, 2016 the HSV-2 Swift, a proof of concept ship, was severely damaged in a missile attack off the coast of Mokha, Yemen. \u00a0A friend of mine served on her while the ship was under the\u00a0US Navy. \u00a0He said she was a fine ship and a delight to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Life&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Life","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/life"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":940,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/940","url_meta":{"origin":290,"position":5},"title":"What\u2019s a Poor Congressman To Do?","author":"John Sweeney","date":"April 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"My congressman sent out an e-mail in which he was inexplicably whining about some backlash he\u2019s gotten from his constituents over some recent political decisions.\u00a0 He appeared genuinely perplexed at why we would be upset, and went on to wonder if compromise and \u201cgetting along\u201d would ever be possible in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AoM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AoM","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/rants-raves\/aom"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":298,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions\/298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}