WHERE R U?
One of the perks which comes my way regularly is my realization - again and again - concerning the diversity to be found among those of you who read TOPIC either now and then, or daily. Thank you for being visitors, too as well as hits.
There is a special thrill in seeing a new country pop up on the graphs, now and then. At the moment it lingers at the seven nation level, and each one is a gem in itself for me. I know how I found them, because I chose to place myself right here, but I wonder how in the world they managed to find me.
That reader in Lithuiania, for instance. Did he or she just go to google.com and ask for McCaskey Topic, or the other way around. Fine. But they had to have heard of it before, I assume. I have found that some of the essays I have done since May of 2002 have been picked up and are now included in information files concerning specific topics we discussed.. So, individuals looking for information on set subject, may chance upon this blog.
Or, I have found it a real blessing at the time I got started that some other bloggers gave me a friendly hand up by including TOPIC as a link to their own writings. Heath .for example in New England for link associations as well a giving me some helpful advice and assistance. There is a certain comradeship quality, I find, among bloggers despite our our vast differences in style and material..
This is curious blend of blogging I do, anyway. It is admittedly “old-fashioned” in that it is rather calm and sedate and, for the most part, entertaining with being faddist or shocking. It is different from the type of writing we find so popular today. I found the format very useful many years ago, both in newspaper writing and on radio, in particular,.The five minute things I did on radio for so long ago, were intended to be topical discussions taped and run either early morning or late evening – in cases at both times. The purpose of it all was to give a quick glance at an idea or informational novelty which the hearer would then use though out his or her workday as a jumping-off place for conversations with fellow workers.
I have seen and heard the idea work. When conversations start with such lead-ins as “I heard something on the radio this morning that hit me....” or, “Did you hear that guy on the radio last night talking about....” Some of them have been triggered by “Topic” and people have been been enriched with conversational values they like and seek.
TOPIC is way down the list of favorite blogs, I know. But I am pleased with its steady growth with your interest and help. There is a Comment or Reply box on the main Topic page. All that is required is that “a human hand insert the @ and your comments are on their e-mail way to me.
For the records, let me know where you are, and how you came to be a part of. my world.. I will say “thank you” in whatever language applies.
A.L.M. January 24, 2003 [c553wds]
