In effort to prevent something short of a nuclear fallout, I've avoided all articles about race, homosexuality and abortion lately. I can be honest and state that I have some pretty strong opinions and automatically feel that people who express differing opinions than my own are Neanderthal, ignorant, and unintelligent. However, that's just gut instinct kicking in, and on more than one occasion, when I lift my own blinders, I understand the point that others can make in opposition.
It's difficult, though. I rarely want to hang out with someone who is just like me. But it's my own challenge to get by an opinion or response that I deplore, and not think negatively towards the one that expresses it. I am a hard person sometimes. And while I respect many people here, its out of respect that I don't comment. Because, probably, for the exact same reasons that I've listed above, I have opinions that apparently not a lot of people seem to voice alongside.
But, really, that's what I like about the place.
I've tried out a great many blogging areas. I've tried out/maintained sites at Livejournal, Blogspot, Blogger, Yahoo 360, Myspace, Diaryland, and typepad. Nothing really compares to Joeuser because, here, I've had the opportunity to make friends with some really decent people. But some of the other blogging places offer some great perks that aren't available (yet) here.
For me, customization for blogsites is a big deal. I'm no techie, but I like getting sites to look a certain way. IMHO, livejournal has the best layout features, but I love the fact that Myspace allows the opportunity to post/host my own choice of music. I believe that Yahoo has the same capability, but unfortunately, it seems like there are very few people that post there on a regular basis. There doesn't seem to be any sort of organization there and it feels like unless you know a great pool of people who are already members, there's no way to see new articles, or view bios.
I've been tweaking my own Favorites links, and for the life of me cannot get it set up the way that I want. And, I know for a fact that some names have disappeared from my list, somehow. Is there any way to get rid of a link that I've once listed permanently? Where do I find out how to include a picture in the sidebar again and how big can it be.
Questions, questions. Some tough, some that just flitter around idly in my brain.