For a blogger who is used to 40 to 70 page views a day, it is awesome (actually downright scary) to be asked to post on Technorati. That was the state of my mind on 06th Oct when my application to become a Technorati blogger was approved – yes 3 days before and I am yet to open my account.
After a few hours came the realization that an editorial filter is a good idea and provides an opportunity from making a fool of myself. Thus reassured, I promptly fell into the next fugue for the next 24 hours.
I have decided to post on my three strengths, Politics, Sports and Technology; On gathering up my thoughts, the unsureness was back:
Taking an even broader view brought another Eureka thought. Why not write about the procrastination itself?
Which brings me to the headline – the PC broke - it appears that the Intel 845GLVA MB is blown. So, there goes all the auto links setup in the WLW.
:-(
Thus this Sunday, I imposed on a friend, commandeered his PC and am on the way. God Bless good friends – even if they purse their lips and utter a few curses behind the back while thrusting coffee in my hand.
After a few hours came the realization that an editorial filter is a good idea and provides an opportunity from making a fool of myself. Thus reassured, I promptly fell into the next fugue for the next 24 hours.
I have decided to post on my three strengths, Politics, Sports and Technology; On gathering up my thoughts, the unsureness was back:
- I could write about Sports:
- but Cricket is the the only game on which I know a little to blog about. Would such a first post attract attention and offer encouragement or sink like a stone and drill my confidence? Probably the second.
- I could post about Politics:
- but the affirmation by the Planning Commission of India that an Indian citizen spending more than Rs. 25/- (~ 50 cents US) everyday on food, shelter, health, et.al., is to be considered rich is not hot news.
- the street gossip in my home town Chennai (Madras) on the seemingly flip-flop decisions by the present Administration and the prospects for her party in the upcoming local body elections next week is ‘local’ at best.
- Similarly taking a dig at Arun Nehru for his view that India is heading for a mid-term general elections might enable me bragging rights 2 years down the line, but not much now.
- I could post about Technology:
- on what is riling up the teens in India – the action by the Telecom Authority (TRAI) to restrict the number of SMS texts per SIM card to 100 per day, but it probably would have been a hit last Sunday.
- on how an Engineering College in Chennai is attempting to obfuscate the Social Media Background check. But prying a little further makes me question my sanity.
Taking an even broader view brought another Eureka thought. Why not write about the procrastination itself?
Which brings me to the headline – the PC broke - it appears that the Intel 845GLVA MB is blown. So, there goes all the auto links setup in the WLW.
:-(
Thus this Sunday, I imposed on a friend, commandeered his PC and am on the way. God Bless good friends – even if they purse their lips and utter a few curses behind the back while thrusting coffee in my hand.
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