Play Nice

With age comes wisdom........hopefully..........if you're payin' attention.

It's easy to rant, rave, accuse and name-call when you're wearing a cloak of invisibility. When your words have your name attached to them...............you think a little - maybe choose those words more carefully. Why do you suppose that is?

Blogs, posts and comments aren't personal diaries or journals. They are public. Anyone with a computer can read them.

Years ago - when my older children were in elementary school - there was a song that was in the Top 10. It's chorus was also the title, and was repeated over and over throughout the song: "French kissin' in the USA". Stupid song. Catchy melody though.

Everytime it came on the radio, I would switch the station. A friend observed this once. Her children were toddlers at the time. She asked why I was bothered by it. Besides promoting an activity that was inappropriate for an 8-year old, I was disappointed.

If I had the attention of millions of ears, several times a day, I know I could find something with some measure of value, to share with that audience. That's the way I feel about blogs, posts and comments.

Trading barbs and venting anger - what does that accomplish?