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Blogging About AdventureMan

AdventureMan and I were having dinner out and I was telling him how a friend had mentioned reading something in my blog. I was surprised, because although I told her a long time ago – when I first started blogging – she had never mentioned the blog. She has a lot on her hands and I always thought she might have forgotten about it. We always have a lot to talk about and it had never come up.

“It’s not like people who know you blog HAVE to read your blog.” AdventureMan said.

“I totally agree,” I agreed.

“I don’t have any expectations that anyone read just because they know I write it. Even YOU!” I said to AdventureMan.

“But I do read it, most of the time!” he said, and I am glad, because he keeps me honest, more or less, and he also keeps me from saying anything too inflammatory, or giving away too much personal information.

But his eyes were laughing.

“What’s so funny?” I asked, and he couldn’t answer, he was laughing so hard. His eyes started watering, you know how when you are laughing and can’t stop.

“I can’t tell you!” he gasped. I just kept silent and kept looking at him expectantly with a big smile on my face, because I was pretty sure he would give in if I just gave him a chance.

“OK! OK! I’m just so embarrassed to tell you this!” he started, but again, he was laughing so hard he could barely continue.

“OK, OK, I know your blog is YOUR thing, it’s not all about m – m – m – m . . . ” He could not continue, he was laughing so hard.

“It’s not about m – m – me!” He choked out thinly, breathless from so much laughing.

“But the first thing I do. . . . (laugh laugh laugh, swipe at eyes) . . . the first thing I do when I go to your blog is to do a quick scan to see if you mentioned ME!”

At his point we are both laughing. It really is funny. He loves being AdventureMan.

So, AdventureMan, here is one whole entry, entirely about YOU. 🙂

October 19, 2008 - Posted by intlxpatr | Blogging, ExPat Life, Family Issues, Kuwait, Marriage, Relationships