No, I didn’t find a new sweetie; it’s not that kind of love (grin)…this is 21st-century newfangled blog love.
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Dear Sady,
I love your blog . I discovered it thanks to a reader who pointed me to your post on Jennifer’s Body. Hmm, I thought, who is this cool woman who is such a master of the exclamation point and talks about ladybusiness?
I like that you are so damned opinionated and that your opinion is (in the cogent words of Jef Mallett), the result of thought and not a substitute for it. I think your discussion with your Gentleman Associate about the importance of print media is very smart and fall-down funny. I like your FAQ.
But here is the post that has made me love you. Because I have met those special snowflakes you speak of; and, sadly, I’ve been one too. I’m working on that, and sometimes when I need help I will come back to this post and think of you fondly.
And I’m also working on the part where I need to get behind my own self sometimes and push; where I need to SHOUT and !!! if that’s what it takes. One reason I admire your blog-voice so much is that I sometimes wish for more of that energy in my real voice, in those moments when I have to stop someone from stepping on me out in the world. That can be hard for me; but it’s important to have more than one tool in our toolbox, no? I am good at facilitating; but still learning to shout not just in an incoherent voice, but with intent and reason behind it. An opinion that results from thought, in a voice that’s maybe a little louder than is comfortable for the special snowflake it’s directed at. You are helping me with that, Sady, and I thank you.