The words just came out

Last weekend, as we were driving back from a parade, my wife saw this sign in front of a closed real estate office nearby ...
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"That's an idea!" she said. "Maybe you can sell that blog that's not working any more!"

But in defiance of all predictions I have made, Efx2 has come back to life after two weeks in a coma. I found it out this morning. I have been checking regularly on its health or lack thereof. Surprised? I should say so!

It's not that the people who started and run the place have resolved the place's problems. It's because some community leaders have been working furiously to try to unsnarl Efx2's problems, and one of them, Chica, came up with a solution to get the server working again.

So today, nearly two weeks after discovering it had crashed again, I was finally able to read the comments made about my last Efx2 post (about the trip to Milwaukee). Never thought I'd live to see the day.

The aftermath of Efx2's coma, of course, is that people split off in two main directions, Vox and Blogger. Many of them are now saying this is it--they may double-post at Efx2 again, but they regard their new homes as their main ones.

I am one among them. I'm not a big fan of undependable cars, people or blogs. Vox will be my main home. I will copy the posts at Efx2 when I can (and when it lets me). Blogger ... I'm still not sure about. I know it's steady, but ... we really haven't developed a closeness yet. Maybe in time.

Last night, before Efx2's resurrection, a good friend of mine was writing on her blog about the entire situation and why people blog. Why this personal journal--and the friends we make doing this--means so much to us. I wrote this comment:
[QUOTE]
For all its imperfections, this is a place to meet and exchange thoughts, experiences and emotions. For those of us who are quiet and don't open up readily to people in real life, it's an outlet, a pressure release valve. For those of us who are sensitive, we usually find people who aren't overly judgmental. For those of us who don't have someone for an intellectual conversation, it's an hangout for smart peoples. And for those of us who don't have many close friends, it's a source for finding friends. Even if you can't lift a glass with them or hug them.

I gets my love however and wherever I can.[/QUOTE]

And that's it, I guess. The words just came out. That's the way things are.

Let's face it, I don't have a lot of friends whom I feel safe opening up to. Very, very few. I definitely know what loneliness is about. And when others express their loneliness in some way, I usually pick up on it. I can relate with that. I wish I was more outgoing, but I'm not. I am what I am, and I have to accept myself the way I am, faults and all. And there are many faults I have to accept. But I have blog buddies, and they are very real, three-dimensional people to me--even if I can't lift a glass with them or hug them. I gets my love however and wherever I can.

So I go on. And I guess Efx2 goes on, too. Well, good luck to it. Good luck to everyone keeping their main journal over there. I hope it stays up this time. I hope none of you gets hurt again.

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The trip to visit S, her husband and that clothing optional mini-lake is up in the air. It's planned for tomorrow, but more rain is moving trough the Midwest, and we're being realistic. They were planning to camp at the site, but "Spending the night in a tent with two wet dogs did not sound like much fun."

I'll call them later tonight, and we'll make a decision. If this doesn't work out, I still have a chance in early August before fall sports get going.