What more reason do I need than this?
Periodically, I will slip into this state of mind and question why I still blog. How is that after nearly 5 years, I’ve not tired of it? What difference does it make to the world? Why do it? It doesn’t leave behind any artifacts for future generations to read, study, or get information from. No archeologists will be digging up some piece of earth and find ancient, weathered, aged blog pages. 
Nope. Whenever I decide to press the delete button, it will be gone from the servers and possibly only reside on my laptop, should I maintain a copy of it. Gone forever. Ephemeral. So, why do it? All that I can say is, why not?
I do it mainly because I really enjoy doing it. I like sharing parts of my life, especially those cool human moments that I have when I meet people like Justin, Coco, Dave (It’s about respect!), Charles, and the numerous other people that I’ve met while I’ve had a camera in my hand.
It’s also to share the wonder of a sunrise that I have the good fortune to witness, or perhaps the antics of my buddy, Hobbs. Sharing my silliness with my friends, or perhaps a deep, through-provoking moment that someone on the street is having and that I happened to catch.
Would I blog without the camera? Good question. I don’t think that I would. Though I love to write, there’s just something special about being able to add a photo, relevant or not, to the text.
I love to see what the similar comments plugin pulls up at the bottom of the post. I never know what’s coming. I click on the links and then read a post that I had forgotten about. Perhaps it will bring a smile to my face and induce a chuckle. Perhaps it will give me a moment of sadness. I never know. I just know that I like to do it.
So, perhaps it is the overall autobiographical aspect of it. I’m writing my story as I go along. Fun stuff.
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Well, I’m glad your blogging and with your camera. And, you bring up a good question I may need to blog about. I like it when you share your sunrises, tell us about the people you encounter, your job losses, your children’s lives, your guitar lessons, your martial arts, and your life with Hobbs. Without blogging we would not have met and had the opportunity to share our lives. Through this blog you bring smiles, stir up memories, make us laugh, motivate us. I could make the list longer but I guess it’s best to just say, “Thanks, Paul!”
Well, Monte, life is full of stuff. I’m sure that you’d agree. Sometimes, I think, it’s nice to know that other people are having successes, challenges, and, well, life, just like you are. Having the camera with me just makes it an added bonus. As a matter of fact, I’m about to head to lunch with a friend to our favorite hang out. Today, I’m taking the Leica to see if I can get some shots at the restaurants. Hopefully our favorite lady is there. She is so nice to us and always welcomes us with a big smile. I certainly want to get her picture and tell her story.
What you just wrote exactly describes why I read your blog, Paul. I never know what I am going to see or read, but am usually delighted, sometimes saddened, but most often provoked to ponder. I’m glad you chose to share when you do, whether its your thoughts, your photos or best of all, both.
Thanks, Mary Ann. Keep on coming back because this blog certainly represents a random walk through my mind, to be sure! I never know from one minute until the next what my next topic will be. So, I look forward to seeing what I will come up with next.