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I have to admit that that the editor in me wants to fix the mistakes I see in this first post but I am leaving it as is for posterity. LOL
Yes, that's the jukebox at Carol and Dave's Roadhouse.
It was just this past Thursday that I decided to create Ligonier Living. After work, excited by the possibilities, my loving hubby and I stopped at Carol and Dave's for a coupla Heinekens. I tried to take some shots with my cell phone and frankly, it was so dark and I am so dumb with my camera skills that this is the best thing I could find as a first blog pic. How do you like it?
I like the fact that Eric Clapton is already on our blog.
I harassed Chrissia and Renate. I finally got this WAY too dark shot of Chrissia but Renate hid behind the bar and stuck her tongue out at me. YOI! They were both good sports and I hope they don't stone me on the street now that they are mentioned on the BLOG!
Why the heck am I doing this? Well, I've been blogging for over a year now and love it. I have two title insurance related blogs, Radical Title Talk and Title Insurance Talk. I contribute to a mortgage industry blog, Lenderama, and have a private family blog, 704 St. Agnes Lane.
It really started with my niece's blog. Reading it became a habit and so when I felt like I needed to say something for public consumption, blogging seemed the logical choice. I'm still surprised when people don't know what blogging is and don't have their own blog. YOU should make one yourself!
Not only is blogging fun, it's addictive, AND it's free. I have learned that it's power medium and that information flies through the blogosphere instantaneously and connects people in ways I've never before experienced.
So, back to the question, why am I doing this? Ligonier Living is my experiment in a new blogging trend called "hyper-localized" blogging. It's marketing. It's promotion. Hyper-localized blogging is extremely attractive and taps into a powerful form of voyeurism. It's the kind of sort of like the voyeurism that attracts an audience to reality TV shows but it's more subtle.
Follow my lead. Blogging is very casual. Expect to see pictures from my cell phone and some short casual posts. I like short posts. If you have a rant or a story to share, feel free to send it but to keep your readers interested, I recommend breaking it down into smaller posts. Blog reading takes place while surfing and so folks won't stay long.
Since I am an active blogger, I am in fairly constant contact with the web. Expect that anything you send to me will hit the blog pretty darn quickly.
Anyone, young or old, is welcome to contribute. I will moderate content and reject objectionable material. You can be wacky, in fact wacky is fun, just don't be unkind. Okie dokie?
I have to admit that that the editor in me wants to fix the mistakes I see in this first post but I am leaving it as is for posterity. LOL
