Comments on: A Long Comment and Thoughts on Blogging

By: Dot-Com

Dot-Com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:40:21 +0000

It’s always a delicate matter of whether to leave comments or delete the ones that are rude and out of line. Great response though! Some people just can’t see anything but the negative side of things.

By: Mike Thomas

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:36:20 +0000

Thanks Rory, I do check out you blog occasionally – I see we’ve caught up on Twitter too!

By: Rory Williams

Rory Williams — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:42:55 +0000

Hi, Mike and Robyn. I see one of you visited my blog earlier today, and I want to say hello since we have a few things in common. One, I am a Canadian; two, I am an engineer (civil); and three, I blog about sustainability issues. I now live in Cape Town, but am from Toronto originally and started blogging there, but am now addressing issues more strongly from an African perspective.

My comment on dealing with accusations of self-righteousness is that nobody is perfect; but even if we were, the road to sustainability is complex and strewn with obstacles and choices. That’s key: choices. Meaning there are often degrees of correctness, and there are individual situations to consider. There are always compromises to be made, which will provide fodder for those who use the accusation of “lack of consistency” as an excuse for debunking efforts to bring us closer to lifestyles that will leave something behind for future generations. I fly a lot, but I haven’t driven to work in three years. What does that make me? Dunno, but I am satisfied that I consider my carbon impact in the choices I make. Keep it up, guys, and (with apologies to Wandering Coyote) please continue to “forget taking your meds”.

By: Mike Thomas

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:28:45 +0000

You guys rock! Grace wasn't at the forefront of my intentions, but thank you for sharing your view of the commenter's insensitivities, and how you both would have responded. Self-righteous is easy. Pessimist is sad. Realist is difficult. I think my post about the world we are leaving for our children faces that fact.

By: Wandering Coyote

Wandering Coyote — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:17:45 +0000

Hmph. You handled this way better than I would have. I have a pet peeve about people who suggest "meds" have or have not been taken as it implies there is something mentally awry...That's stigmatizing to those of us who DO take "meds." It's rude and ignorant and I would have deleted the comment and been way less gracious than you have been! Wandering Coyotes last blog post..Weather Update

By: torbjorn rive

torbjorn rive — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:39:03 +0000

It's been a while since I was questioned or criticized on my blog (old VariableInterest), but it was the same type of question on a post of mine about destructive, selfish habits and driving (out of habit) that gave birth to some shouts against me. What I do to cover that is post, at some point, what my own downfalls are in being sustainable because it gets me thinking again. I post about where I could be better, and what I do to compensate when I can't do better. But this is only blogging. It's an outlet and a conversation piece. So post whatever you want and at least do your best to practice what you preach. At least you're getting the good word out there - that's how I feel about it. torbjorn rives last blog post..Doing My Part With mini-Rants