*I didn’t name the women…but they made me think of the Golden Girls, which made me think of Bea Arthur, and a little sad. (good idea, totally grabbed my attention)

*Twitter depresses me, but I try to stick around because through the noise, I find voices I want to hear.

*When you wrote about Christoph my heart broke for you…but it was what you wanted to share at the time. No wrong way to share grief.

*You can still ramble on with bullet points. I like it when you ramble. Please don’t stop.

*I’m doing well. I have a lot to be grateful for right now, and I’m sort of marinating in that feeling.

You’ve got me wondering about Les now, too. Hopefully he’ll swing by again.

Thanks for the support, man. It’s always appreciated. Mind freak stuff? Now we’re talking! =)

I hadn’t thought about the magazine. Should have waited to get the completed photo.

Checked out the blog. Great work! Fixed-width themes will make your life a bit easier but that matters little. Your content is fantastic. Well done, sir!

You know what? That is an absolutely enlightened position to take. Even if her timing’s off a bit she still seems to be having fun. That matters a LOT!

I like the follow2friday idea. I think that keeps things simple and noise-free. I Hope more pick up on it.

Hmm, no. Letter writing style seems to work best when you are writing for a reader you know intimately. Inside jokes don’t work well on a blog. I’ll stick with what I’ve been doing format-wise but it was a solid reminder to not edit my voice out of things.

Thank you!

You know, I kinda like the letter-writing style for comments. I’ve rather fallen into it a bit lately and I like it. When readers can count on you to reply to their comments, the format seems to change. I find it delightful and invigorating.

You’re just a grumpy Canadian.

=)

Thank you for feeling I’m worth sharing, I really appreciate it fella.

And thank you for introducing me to a couple of people I never knew about before. THAT’s better than any one line name-check.

The woman on the left is me. She wants to be part of the group, but is always too early or too late. She’s trying. She looks pretty cool, and she feels great. Frankly, that’s enough.

About the follow friday thing – Suzemuse and I do the #follow2friday. Just put down two people you follow and WHY. Then I might enjoy checking their bios and seeing if I want to follow or not. Steve Woodruff writes a Friday blog post about one person he follows (and why). I wrote one of those at http://debworks.blogspot.com/2009/05/twitter-follow2friday-drinking-wine.html.

So tell me, is this letter writing style working for you as a reader?

Thanks! @debworks

Nice post, Seth. Been lurking for a while, but haven’t left a comment yet. It was long, but I never mind reading anything lengthy as long as the writing is good and the content is engaging. Which, from what I’ve seen so far, yours is.

The women in the picture, starting from left, are named Marie, Julie, Tina, Shelly, and Jasmine. Marie isn’t jumping because she is posing for a feature shot on Jumproper’s Weekly (they’re going to Photoshop the rope in later).

I’m doing fine. Just finished the 3rd week of writing my first real blog/site, and am pleased with the results. It feels good to be focusing on other people’s stories, and not trying to make any money. I do enough work at work, and this is fun.

Thanks for the thoughts!

Nate St. Pierre