"Read my Blog"

I don't really know how many people read my blog. If I go according to the hit counter, it cannot be too many. If I go on the feedback I get from friends, then I guess some people are actually reading it. The idea of the blog was not really to attract as many followers as possible. I only started the blog because a friend suggested that I write about my travel stories. Unfortunately my traveling has become very limited and lately I am writing more about my local trips here in South Africa. So I cannot really say what my blog is about, but I do try to write at least once or twice a week for those who are still interested.

My wife was a bit upset with me after my recent trip to Reebok. When I arrived back she asked me how my weekend was. I am not the type of person that comes home and bore others with hours of stories. When I was at school my sister used to come home and tell EVERYTHING that happened to her at school that day, from the first lesson until the last one. I never wanted to say a word. Besides the fact that I believe that sometimes it is better not to tell your mom everything that goes on in your life, I just never liked speaking about my day. So when my wife asked me how Reebok was, I told her to go read my blog. Maybe I overestimated her sense of humour, but needless to say she didn't like my answer much. Fortunately she knows me and I think I have been forgiven already. I guess this technology that we have today can really become an problem when we stop communicating face to face. My wife and I have this joke that whenever we cannot remember what the one told the other, we always say "you never read my e-mails anymore". A couple of days ago my wife asked me to do a few things around the house. Knowing that I was going to forget I asked her to put it on e-mail and send it to me. Another mistake, but I think we are so used to working from e-mails that it might not be such a bad idea to put it on e-mail. At least we have proof that something was said or asked. And what more does a woman want than proof that she did actually ask for something to be done?

Don't worry, we still communicate and this "read my blog" comment was more of a joke than a sign of diminishing communication. To the people that actually read my blog I want to say thanks. I am not writing for you per se, but it is nice to hear good feedback every now and then. I guess it is more like a hobby to me now, and one day maybe when my son is old and I am not there anymore, he might just read it to remember his dad the way he was. So next time when you see me and want to know how I am doing, don't get offended when I tell you to go read my blog.