tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post4689952179058498536..comments2024-03-28T02:15:06.910-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: #ISWG: When I'm Dead and GoneArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-49024778041187839142014-11-12T12:59:31.726-08:002014-11-12T12:59:31.726-08:00Nicki-- Skinny ties? Again? I'm ready except...Nicki-- Skinny ties? Again? I'm ready except I try to avoid wearing ties as much as I can.<br /><br />Tui-- I think if we make our own style it becomes part of our brand. I'd rather set the fashion trend for myself than try to keep up with the trends that others set.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-69308189495127456272014-11-12T12:35:04.253-08:002014-11-12T12:35:04.253-08:00Interesting topic. Maybe "being dead" is...Interesting topic. Maybe "being dead" is really "the new black."<br /><br />As for fashion...<br /><br />I love wearing fun clothes, but I don't try to be "in fashion." The way I see it, if you're never really in fashion, then you never suddenly go out of fashion, either. <br /><br />I've been wearing berets for years, but every now and then they come into fashion, or even worse - along comes Monica Lewinsky in a beret, and you get to hear the same joke all day long.<br /><br />But will I ever quit wearing berets? No way! (Although since moving to Texas, beret season is only a couple months of the year.)<br /><br />Um, so do I have a point. Uh... I'm not sure! But this is the response your blog post evoked. :)<br />Tui Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863369273418993836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-49293062594150277982014-11-10T07:19:58.030-08:002014-11-10T07:19:58.030-08:00Skinny neckties are totally making a comeback!
L...Skinny neckties are totally making a comeback! <br /><br />Like you say trends come and go, and maybe blogging isn't the hot spot it used to be but I think it'll be nice to see it settle down with just the people who are here because we really enjoy the blogging environment. Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-63050787103899901412014-11-08T11:21:37.504-08:002014-11-08T11:21:37.504-08:00Susan GK-- I bought those skinny ties over 30 year...Susan GK-- I bought those skinny ties over 30 years ago and they looked like they'd been sitting in the store stock for years prior. Actually I do still have them somewhere. My wife hasn't thrown them out yet.<br /><br />CW-- Bitter and pissy might increase your readership manyfold.<br /><br />Dolorah-- Blog posts about blogging seem to generate interest among bloggers. Funny how that works.<br /><br />Jennifer -- I think the best thing to do is to write what burns in our hearts and minds. When we start trying to please the public we often fall flat or they've moved on to something else.<br /><br />Hilary -- Let's hope A to Z remains a touchstone for years to come for all of those who love blogging as a socially interactive form of communicating.<br /><br />Sheena-kay--"Do what you love" is a great mantra so long as what you love to do is productive and not hurting others.<br /><br />Buck-- I've been interconnecting a lot of blog posts lately to my BOTB posts and using the BOTB posts to reflect things that are on my mind or topics of current interest. It's an ongoing experiment that I've been playing with for years now, but not necessarily finding any useful results. That's part of blogging I guess.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-4447970765055424042014-11-08T02:18:57.914-08:002014-11-08T02:18:57.914-08:00Love the skinny tie uniform example! I've nev...Love the skinny tie uniform example! I've never been a trend follower and have always been slow to adopt things because I don't like change. I am changing my ways as when new things emerge, there are many features that outperform or make like easier. Fascinating how you connected your subject to zombies and being metaphorically dead. Let's all try our best to be "alive"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-65531361595431906272014-11-06T08:27:44.448-08:002014-11-06T08:27:44.448-08:00Of course I'm doing Nano. I think all this tal...Of course I'm doing Nano. I think all this talk about blogging dying is what's perpetuating this issue. If everyone keeps fearing that it will seem even more real. Blogging seems to be just fine to me. It is sad when a blogger you like stops but times change and things evolve. Look to the future and do what you love.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-43595338645275735882014-11-06T03:13:03.820-08:002014-11-06T03:13:03.820-08:00Hi Lee - I never follow trends ... and as long as ...Hi Lee - I never follow trends ... and as long as what I'm doing tows the line - then I'm happy, and I'm happier with some comments and feedback ... <br /><br />I can't see blogging dying - but it could be we are becoming somewhat more professional at it ... and that comes from the establishment we find ourselves in ... the A-Z was a great deed, well done: thanks!!<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-37796842239140536182014-11-05T21:07:31.195-08:002014-11-05T21:07:31.195-08:00Peer pressure factors in to what most of us liked ...Peer pressure factors in to what most of us liked or did as adolescents. Now, we chase trends to get a leg up in business or whatever else we're into.<br />I chase trends... if I like them. If not, I don't. Some people think eschewing popular culture is edgy but all it boils down to is just another herd in the same meadow.<br /><br />With writing, by the time you pen a novel that follows a hot topic, it has probably fizzled. You must be passionate about something you put so much time into and (most followers) aren't. It's a hard lesson.Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-13923919917593240202014-11-05T20:13:00.929-08:002014-11-05T20:13:00.929-08:00Funny how many IWSG posts about the sure death of ...Funny how many IWSG posts about the sure death of blogging there have been this month. I doubt it will be extinct any time soon.<br /><br />NaNo's not for me. But I hope to be doing some writing this month anyway.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-35730325321776834072014-11-05T14:32:18.776-08:002014-11-05T14:32:18.776-08:00I'm sure that, God willing, I'll be bloggi...I'm sure that, God willing, I'll be blogging long after the views stop coming. It may be a bitter, pissy blog at that point, but it will go on.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-20102706560203445622014-11-05T13:08:16.697-08:002014-11-05T13:08:16.697-08:00A little spooky how you and I had similar posts to...A little spooky how you and I had similar posts today. I hope blogging is here for a long time but there are lots of other things out there. Some will grow, some won't and others will evolve. Don't throw those skinny ties away.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-45298341919640822922014-11-05T12:59:37.695-08:002014-11-05T12:59:37.695-08:00Andrew-- That's the best advice unless you'...Andrew-- That's the best advice unless you're really lazy and just want to wait until the cycle goes full circle. Probably never really get anywhere though.<br /><br />Birgit -- Good zombie observation. Stay tuned for my Friday post which will be along this line of thinking.<br /><br />Jonathan-- Thanks for the vote!<br /><br />Jo-- I have a difficult time keeping up with a lot of blog posts these days.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-27781954257863000932014-11-05T12:46:47.221-08:002014-11-05T12:46:47.221-08:00I am another who doesn't follow trends. I do...I am another who doesn't follow trends. I don't follow the IWSG posts so much as they are mostly for authors.<br /><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-64082676251488583622014-11-05T12:29:31.202-08:002014-11-05T12:29:31.202-08:00Thanks for the post, Lee! Very inspiring. I'm ...Thanks for the post, Lee! Very inspiring. I'm not participating in NaNoWriMo, more like NaNoWriDe (National Writing Decade). And actually, thanks to ISWG, my blog visits are going up! Speaking of which, I need to get over there and vote for my favorite version of When I'm Dead and Gone... Heading over there now! *clicks link*Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-17933477286845768212014-11-05T11:57:00.435-08:002014-11-05T11:57:00.435-08:00I dislike trends and never followed that. When I w...I dislike trends and never followed that. When I was a kid I made it known I loved Classical music and musicals and old film stars which is why there was a bull's eye on my forehead but I will never give up what I love. People say the actual book is dying but I see book stores crowded and I love the actual book. I create cards and send them through the mail-talk about an ancient thing to do but I love it. We must always do what we love and wear what we enjoy even if it is not in fashion. I often think the actual zombies are the ones who do only what is trendy, wear what is "the latest" and they might as well jump off a cliff with the rest of the lemmingsBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-50482843899579229992014-11-05T11:50:25.795-08:002014-11-05T11:50:25.795-08:00I'm just going to sum it up by saying "ad...I'm just going to sum it up by saying "adapt and evolve."Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-67086345700986560152014-11-05T11:44:00.083-08:002014-11-05T11:44:00.083-08:00Chrys-- If blogging is not there for us then those...Chrys-- If blogging is not there for us then those who use it for promoting things will have lost an important outlet. <br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-15349424152775127622014-11-05T11:39:48.527-08:002014-11-05T11:39:48.527-08:00Carrie-Anne--I'm like you in this respect. I ...Carrie-Anne--I'm like you in this respect. I wouldn't know most celebrities if I met them in person and they said "Guess who I am". <br /><br />Patricia-- So true. Change keeps things interesting.<br /><br />Susan Kane-- Maybe some of us have expected too much from blogging. <br /><br />Inger -- Change sometimes doesn't seem necessary in all cases and it can get expensive.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-21819486710654671132014-11-05T11:37:17.622-08:002014-11-05T11:37:17.622-08:00While many bloggers may not blog, I don't thin...While many bloggers may not blog, I don't think blogging is really dying, because look at all of us who still blog. And you're right...if it does die, we'll just have to find something else to do. Maybe we'll have more time to write our books. It'll be a sad say when/if blogging does die, though.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-65801829071641336762014-11-05T11:32:39.940-08:002014-11-05T11:32:39.940-08:00Steph-- I think you're correct. The band anal...Steph-- I think you're correct. The band analogy is a pretty good one. If something once had fans then the potential is still there. Someone still or will someday like what was once popular. We see culture revivals happening all the time.<br /><br />Diana -- Media drives a lot of what we hear, but there are still a lot of us who like what we like despite what the media is trying to push on us. <br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-14918524348801356702014-11-05T10:58:37.451-08:002014-11-05T10:58:37.451-08:00The At&T lady said: "Oh, now I understand...The At&T lady said: "Oh, now I understand, you want your cell phone to be just like your landline?" This after I tried to explain I didn't want any internet or apps on my cell. And our TVs have proudly displayed their backs until the other week when one conked out, just in time for the World Series, and we became owners of a flat screen TV. I guess I'm trending old-fashioned, though I am not. Not really. Thanks for stopping by my blog.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-90756089034644107602014-11-05T10:47:26.508-08:002014-11-05T10:47:26.508-08:00Will you still need me, will you still feed me, wh...Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty four? Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club band has so many strange songs, but this one tells me that trends will be up and down, but the one that is truly loved will remain.<br />Blogging is an outlet for writers, whether they publish or not. Some leave just as someone new steps in. The most important action to do is to reply and encourage. When they establish a readers' list, a new growth opens up for them.<br /><br />Really good questions, Lee.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-41749819926040737572014-11-05T08:39:56.444-08:002014-11-05T08:39:56.444-08:00People always lament with something is 'dying&...People always lament with something is 'dying'. But sometimes, something better takes its place. Or it makes a comeback. In all honesty, it needs to happen. Otherwise, we'll become stagnant and boring. Change is good. Scary, but good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-50140478705706410742014-11-05T08:34:23.216-08:002014-11-05T08:34:23.216-08:00I've always been über out of the loop when it ...I've always been über out of the loop when it comes to modern things. I honestly amn't familiar with the majority of current celebrities, be they actors or singers, and I barely even watch TV anymore. I prefer the films of the silent and early sound era, the music of the Sixties and Seventies, and the literature of the 19th and early 20th century to anything modern.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-49958680843715875502014-11-05T08:16:48.809-08:002014-11-05T08:16:48.809-08:00I've had a drop-off of visits and comments (th...I've had a drop-off of visits and comments (though I've been too busy to reciprocate properly, and that may add to it. I'm learning). What an interesting chain of thought... The death of what we love or prize, or whatever, and whether we helped kill it. And whether it is really dead. Does the media decide when something is dead? How many times do we hear, "That is so passe'!" trumpeted about something we all enjoy (for me, for example, some of Louis Lamour's books, which are reread on a regular basis - under the covers, with a flashlight behind locked doors). Hm. A lot to think about.<br /><br />Meanwhile, thank you for the thought-provoking comments. I am going to brew a pot of tea, pour a cup, sip and muse.Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.com