So..... here it is just after 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving night. I've had my fill of turkey and wine and wonderful conversation.... so I check the blog to see how many thousands of people have added comments to my personal little publishing empire.

Eegads! Noone new has said a word. Not a single syllable. I have the same 6 comments I had yesterday (and a hearty thanks to each of you). I've mentioned it to friends and they glaze over.... "Yeah, great, a blog...." is what they are thinking in an internal deadpan tone so loud that even I can hear it! One friend, a fellow writer, opened it and then -- upon seeing more than 50 words -- read the first paragraph and the last paragraph and condescendingly pronounced, "Oh , that was nice." (You know who you are!! Laughter included here. Wish this came with sound effects.) Another person told me this is "good therapy" for me! And still another conveniently "lost" the web address..... Oh sure, and I still believe the world is flat!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Blogging does demand a sense of humor!

Maybe when I tell you how I got a free roundtrip plane ticket last week with just 10 minutes of effort you'll pay attention. Maybe you'll even write back.

Maybe.
But I won't hold my breath.