Deciding Time

I can hardly believe that I started this blog in 2004. That is 15 years ago. For some reason, I stopped writing, started again after a year, and stopped again for about 13 years. In the meantime, I forgot that the blog existed. Someone who used blogger posted his blog on Facebook. He jogged my memory. Here I am again. I am now debating whether to keep this or not. I don't think people will read it. Very few did the other time, but of course, I was not consistent or persistent which helps nothing. I don't stick around much when a writer isn't consistent...maybe a little bit, and I check back from time to time until I decide s/he is not going to write any more.

I don't know whether this is a beginning or an ending. Time will tell.

...about Building Church Websites

In January 2004 I knew zero about building a church website. Now, I am doing it. But I am also now wondering if it is fulfilling its mission to:

1. Serve the church and its membership

2. Serve as an evangelism or outreach vehicle for others

The first is accomplished. However, the other is more difficult to do. And I am not certain how to go about it either. If it is a church website, people are aware of that. It is no mystery so I don't understand why some people say that we should not use "churchy" stuff on the home page. It will "scare" people away. Well, I have no idea what a person is to place on the home page then.
I think the risk must be run. I need to think about this some more. I am sorely perplexed! I wish I were wiser.

Helping Out

I was just thinking what a wonderful privilege it is finally to be able to give back to a person who has given me so much. I don't have so much to offer this person; but an occasion came up, and I was able to help. What a joy it was! I felt so grateful that I could do so.

It is nice to receive, but enough is enough. I am in the kind of position of needing to receive more than I would like to...And am not able to give in the way I have in the past and enjoy doing. This was great. I have had a wonderful day because of that. Thanks to Bob.

Ain't it Grand!

I am so happy! I thought that I had made a terrible mess of things...and I hadn't. Sometimes it is really difficult to know what is going on when people are mailing one another. WOW We have no body language...just smilies. Well, I am glad this worked out okay. But I sure am going to watch how I approach things from now on. I have learned a lesson for sure.

You Would Think I Would Learn?

Sometimes I just have a big mouth...even in email. One would think that by this time I would have some sense and just a tad of wisdom. But they seem to escape me for some reason.

I was trying to help a person who lives in another culture to build a website. I was just loaded with ideas. Of course, they were fine for a church in the USA, perhaps, but not for someone else. It makes me wonder why I just didn't work with design like I had offered to in the first place.

Well, I did not understand the purpose of the website which was entirely different from my own thinking so I flat out made a mess of things. I hope that guy will forgive me. I am sure I sounded like the proverbial "Ugly American." That was not my intent, but that is how I came across without a doubt. I have learned some important lessons today. I hope I remember them.

Outdated Blogs

Hello, to anyone who might discover this,

I have no idea how you would find it to be quite honest about it. I have been silent for a year. It makes me wonder what happens to those old and outdated blogs that are left unloved and unnourished. Who takes care of them? Where do they live? Do they just dangle in space?

Well, I am going to make sure that my blog at least survives although it may not thrive in all its possible glory. :-) Who knows? How does a person find blogs? I hear people talking about them. Is there a blog directory "out there, somewhere" which we can check. I really have no idea. Maybe somebody will tell me...if you discover that I am back.

"It's about the Drug Industry..."

Why are we being bombarded with commercials from drug companies? Am I a doctor? No, or a pharmacist, No, or a registered nurse, No!! Can I write a prescription? No. Do any of us know which medicine is good for us?
Not too many is my guess at least in comparison to the population.

Then why on earth are the drug companies spending all of that money on advertising? It is all over television shows and magazines as well...and even in doctors' offices.

It seems to me that it would make more sense to lower the drug prices which are OUTRAGEOUS, use it for research and development on medicines for orphan diseases, or even donate huge supplies of drugs for AIDS etc. to those people who cannot afford them...both here and abroad.

All we can really do with that advertising is bug our doctors who don't need that kind of hassle. Makes no sense to me.

On the same type of topic...why on earth does our cable outlet advertise when it is the only one available to us? Weird. I know. It is because of the satellite dishes. But they draw very little distinction between the advantage of one over another. But they sure spend the loot. Lower my bill, please.