Rainy Day Reflections

The attention I my blog has received today reminds me of an experience from my high school days. When I was a freshman in high school I decided to run for student council secretary. During the campaign period students running for office would put up posters all over the hallways asking for votes. I wasn’t well-known or popular among my peers except as “that girl in the wheelchair.” (I was the only student in a wheelchair at my high school.) A few people put posters up on my behalf since I was unable to do it myself. I’ll never forget the feeling I had when I entered the building and began seeing posters with my name on the walls. It was a very odd feeling and I was rather embarrassed to see my name there. I don’t know why it was embarrassing but it just was.

Today I’m finding my name around the blog world and I feel odd by all of this weird attention. I don’t know how some bloggers put up with the nasties — it gets old real quick. Attention is nice when it’s good or at least fair. Today not only is my wheelchair squeaking from the high humidity of our rainy day but now my blog is squeaking as well.

In case you’re interested I didn’t win the election for student council secretary at Morgan City High School. I didn’t give up trying for public office entirely so while in college I was elected to the Grossmont Community College Associated Students Board of Directors. That experience of public office was enough and I have never run for office again. 🙂

3 Comments:
At August 09, 2005 10:17 AM, gam said…
Thanks for your blog Karen. I really enjoy reading it and have a laugh, think and wonder at times.You rock!!!!gam, formally from Phoenix now living back home in England.Hugs……..gam

At August 09, 2005 10:42 AM, Karen of Scottsdale said…
Gam: Thanks! It’s nice to receive such nice remarks. I hope you see this as I don’t have any way to contact you. Send me an e-mail sometime.

At August 09, 2005 11:55 AM, LB said…
Hang in there, Karen. It’s a trite and worn phrase, but it’s true.I’ve built up a community of readers who e-mail me all the time with encouraging words during times like this. I hope you will be such a fortunate blogger.The worst part of blog-wide criticism, I think, is that people who agree with you on just about everything else, usually other conservatives, turn rabid when they find ONE thing you don’t see eye to eye on. From liberals, I expect the venom. But from fellow travelers with whom you’ve shared so much?Such, as the saying goes, is life. If I neglected to say this before, I’ll say it now: Welcome to the blogosphere!And be firm.