The view from outside
Once upon a time many years ago a bloke started to write stuff.
At first he wrote a lot of whimsy. What would happen if Ireland gradually started driving on the right [written in 2008], or the prospect of building a tunnel from Ireland to France[written in 2007]. Stuff like that.
People seemed to like his outpourings and he won awards. A publisher even signed him up to write a book.
After a while his writing got a bit darker. He started attacking the state, in particular the Nanny State. He attacked politicians, the concept of Climate Change and the European Union. Gone were the days of whimsy. Gone were the days of awards.
But then he got tired of the darker subjects. There is only so much that can be written after all is said and done without becoming boringly repetitious.
His horizons began to shrink. He no longer looked at the outside world and became somewhat introspective. His material revolved around his cat, his dog and what parts of his house were falling down.
He took a peek at his writings and discovered that the three most popular articles were those of many years ago –
How to survive your first Guinness, written in 2007 which got over eighteen thousand visits.
How to commit suicide, written in 2009 which got over seven thousand visits.
Naked photos of Granny, written in 2015 which got five thousand visits.
He’s not quite sure of the thinking behind those visits but there they are.
He sits now in his semi-isolation thinking about the old days. He has contemplated putting a stop to his rambles quite a few times. In fact he can find no reason to continue seeing as he has said it all.
But then the fingers get itchy and he keeps on tapping away.
And your evolution as a blogger has been throughly enjoyable. I for one hope it goes on for years to come.
Evolution or Devolution? As one of my original commenters, I have to hand it to you for dogged persistence!
I love the blog..who cares if you don't get hits its always entertaining!
I've learned so much about climate change bores, Anti smoking lunatics, Duncan Stewert (Did you ever drop that concrete block on him) and Star wars fans 🙂
Your not giving this up. So many bloggers from the mid 2000's have given up the ghost and jumped to twitter no perseverance.
I hope that you keep going as I don't believe you have said it all.
There will inevitably be more nonsense spouted which deserves your take downs, awaited by us avid readers, possibly more frequently than should be necessary in a sane world.
And what about more naked photos of granny, or committing suicide (an update), or surviving a skinfull of Guiness?
Do keep tapping 🙂
Please keep on. I've been reading your stuff for several years, never comment, but always enjoy your point of view!
You can stop writing when the rest of the world (i.e. the self-proclaimed élite) cease their arrogant conceited stupidity and stop treating us all like naughty children who need nannying, correcting and controlling.
On that premise, I don't see you ever retiring. You put into words that which most of us feel, but we can't express it in your inimitable style.
Keep buggering on!
Keep tapping away, please – it's good to know one is not the only one disgusted by certain things that truly seem to be of global proportions.
As one of those who've been commenting on this site for many a long year (somewhere around late 2006?) I can honestly state that I have always enjoyed every post I've read and I've read all of them. Considering you started this lark sometime in October 2006 and close to 13 years have passed since then it's no wonder you feel the way you do.
However, despite the fact you might be feeling that your personal horizons have shrunk a bit(?) (boy, do I know that feeling) there's still plenty of rambles left and fodder to fuel them and there are lot's of folks who would enjoy reading them. Doesn't matter what the subject is.
"A funny thing happened on the way to the loo", sounds like a good title?
5th October 2007 to be precise!
There has been a lot of water under the bridge all right. I just wonder if I’ll still be rambling in another 13 years. I shudder at the thought!
I'm one of those Merkans who love your blog. Somebody has to tell it like it is and you do it in a grand way. Don't stop tapping, please.
Welcome B! In the Bad Old Days most of my visitors were from across the Atlantic. I think I may have insulted them too much though as you lot have sunk to second place behind the UK. Very few come from Ireland for some strange reason?!
Don't stop GranPaddy
Welcome Felipe! GranPaddy? That the first time I have been called that. Grandad to the Irish Nation? I could live with that…