2010, didn't they write a book about this?

A brand New Year with nothing written on it! Anything new is exciting, remember how when you were a child getting the new pad of paper or the new book, with nothing written on it was sooooo exciting. You couldn't wait to fill up the pages with new things, new stories new


When I sit down to work on my book and stare at blank pages, I think of the words I m about to write that are going to bring forth new lives in the make believe, and I can make them do anything I want. Not so in the real world, of course. But writing has me excited, I always loved to write, nowit has more meaning.

So now I get to write on the new year, with new adventures that I am not expecting and surprises I can't wait to see.

Well, Thats fine you think, but nothing ever happens to me..

No? Hmm, well nothing ever happens to me either. Oh wait, I wrote a book. Never in a million years did I think I could do that. but I did and more excitly it is going to get published. WOW. I have my own business, I certainly didn't think I could do that, but I did. So maybe writing on the new year will not be dull as in pass years, maybe I will write something new and exciting, something I never thought would happen in amillion years. I am looking forward to 2010.


I got a new follower sometime last night, I am always excited to have a new follower because I don't have very many. So as usual, I ran and checked  to see who it was, and right from the start something was wrong.

For one thing it was a man, and though that isn't unusual there are daddy bloggers, this one was a photographer. I didn't like that, I checked his other sites and they seemed to be blocked for "adult" content. I really didn't like that. So I checked his twitter and the first post he had was something from  TD. Jakes, nice cover but I go with my feelings. I blocked him and removed all pics of Tasha.

It may have been harmless and lucky for me, my business blog with any personal information is not connected to my personal blog, but we have pics of Tasha on the web in several different places, I do and her mom does and uncle does, not to mention her dad. For a minute reality of the world sunk in.

We keep Tasha very protected, she is never alone, and though I am sure she is safe as we can keep her, chance steps in quickly I hope  others are. If you post pictures of your children on your blog be careful of your followers.

I belong to a blog MomDot Trisha the Admin has gone through a lot with cyber stalking and I remember one post she made that sent a chill don my spine, she mentioned she had  software that showed her one day her daughters picture had been uploaded. Why would someone do that,? We know why.

There are ways to protect your pictures, and all of us download pictures of our families and childre, No one has the right to take this from us.

Keep a eye on new followers, if you feel for any reason they don't have a legitimate reason to be following your blog or it seems strange they might, block first investigate. I'd rather apologize red faced, then suddenly find unacceptable pics of my granddaughter on the web.

Now, I am not trying raise alarms I am just relaying a concern.

There is nothing more in world I rather talk about then Tasha, so the whole thing made me upset. But I am a fighter, no one is going to invade my rights to be a bragging grandmother.

No sireeee not me

And so it goes......

Help! Blogger lost my friends!

Yesterday morning I for the first time in 5, yes 5! days, can you believe it? Well anyway halfway through the day I actually felt like getting on the computer. I did I  fired up the old HP and started checking face book and email, and stuff. The last place I always go to check is here. Just to see if anyone has been by. That is why I have that live track thing down on the side. It amazes me that people from places like New Delhi,India actually come by here and more then once. I feel very humble.

But Yesterday, I went into shock and had to almost be sent to the hospital. I had lost two followers.!

Not only had I lost two, but the two who had been with me the longest!

Now, those who have hundreds of followers or 63, Will think Whats the big deal?, but me the people who follow me are special. 

I don't follow peoples' blogs just to follow them, I know some people have the You follow me I'll follow you thing going on. But me, I follow blogs that have touched me, or teach me, or ones that just plain make me laugh. And I follow each of my followers blogs some really make my day, some are like friends and when they don't blog I worry, some are purely entertaining. All are like visiting old friends and chatting.

So Generally I used to grab a drink a coke, coffee, hot apple cider all of which are out lawed now

sit down and read and read and read. I am learning now how to comment.

I used to think, who'd want to hear from me? But I have learned how good comments make me feel so I do try to now.

It's nice to know someone read your blog and liked it or disliked it even enough to say something. 

Anyway  back to the reason for this blog, I panicked then I went to their blogs and noticed my name wasn't their either now I am really upset because I am thinking they stopped following me because they thought  I stopped following them and now they are insulted. 

OK so I have always been melodramatic on some things. I am far from a drama queen I promise. If you don't believe me, meet my sister. 

So I shot off notes to both of them I didn't!!! and they calmly wrote back, Whats going on? so I researched and found the Blogger glitch:

Hey folks, 
You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased 
over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with 
Friend Connect. 
There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following 
and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and 
Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users 
to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to 
make themselves public again. 
With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will 
communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their 
relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not 
changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of 
your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and 
here as the launch approaches. 
Thanks for your patience, 
Gatsby 
The Blogger Team

Aren't they calm and matter fact about it?

But I felt better knowing it wasn't my fault. I hadn't offended anyone. Everyone was still my friends. 

:)

It is funny how little things throw you day. I remember a Twilight Zone episode where aliens made the lights go off. Everyone thought because there wasn't any power the world was coming to an end.There was pandemonium We expect things to be the same everyday. We expect to turn the lights on and for them to come on. We expect to sign on the computer and  everything be as it was.

We don't handle change to well. But the good news is, change soon becomes the norm and everything is as it should be. 

okay I'm calm now. Really! I am......

sigh.........