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WildBill wrote:

Abraham wrote:WildBill,

It's not at all like watching T.V. I only wish that were so.

This thread is so riveting, compelling, I can't tear myself away.

Whoops, thread narcolepsy hitting once again, zzzzzzzz, cough, drool, hiccup, zzzzzzzzz

Eureka! [it's Greek, look it up]. After all this time I have finally figured you out.

You are the eternal optimist. Lack of food and sleep can't prevent you from reading and responding to these riveting and compelling posts.

You just know that these threads are just going to get better and you have a compulsion to read them and respond to them with intelligence, humor and wit. Nothing, but nothing can stop you.

Welcome to the forum.

WildBill wrote:

Abraham wrote:This has got to be THE most riveting thread I've ever had the great good fortune to read, but for some reason, I keep falling asleep at the keyboard while reading it - must stay awake, eyelids growing heavy, head inclining to chest, I'm fighting it, fighting it zzzzzzzzzzzz

Abraham wrote:I posted this thread and hadn't come back until now.

NcongruNt states:"There are lots of blogs that do very little than spout drivel from some schmoe about whatever it is he thinks is important."

Salient point and the greatest common denominator in blogging. This is what I immediately think when someone cajoles us with - "read my blog". Some schmoe begging for attention for his dopey views and inexpert opinion on whatever.

Being importuned to "read my blog" also sounds pretentious, pompous and grating...and yes, there's a small percentage out there that perform a valuable service. From what I've seen of this type, the originator isn't waving a personal flag for ego satisfaction.

WildBill discussed blogs and forums.

I see forums as distinctly different from blogs.

Forums aren't owned by the posters. It's a meeting place for a lot of give and take. It's not for ego advantage.

When I see "read my blog" on a forum, I get annoyed at the presumption. The so called blogger is riding the coattails of a web site where his inveigling isn't really appropriate, but not so egregious that many will confront him.

I agree that forums are distinctly different from blogs. Of course, there are the "look at me" blogs. There are some look at me and "see how clever I am" blogs. Some blogs appear to me to be harmless rambling or maybe a personal diary that is published for all to see. Some blogs are closer to the annoying newsletters that some people send out at Christmas time.

Other blogs may be a creative outlet for those of us who like to write. Rather that keeping our thoughts in a bound book that resides in a desk drawer, we can put them on a blog. Maybe we will get some recognition or encouragement from some dear reader. Or maybe not.

I think that with most forums, the opportunity that some one will actually read your post and respond is much greater than having a blog. There is some "ego advantage" to discussing a topic in a forum. I have been know to express my opinions so people can see how clever I am.

There are no blogs that I read on a regular basis because most people don't have enough stuff to say that can keep my interest. Blogs and bloggers can be boring and pretentious, but it's like watching TV. You can always change the channel if you don't like what's on.

Abraham wrote:This has got to be THE most riveting thread I've ever had the great good fortune to read, but for some reason, I keep falling asleep at the keyboard while reading it - must stay awake, eyelids growing heavy, head inclining to chest, I'm fighting it, fighting it zzzzzzzzzzzz

WildBill wrote:

03Lightningrocks wrote:

WildBill wrote:...."Abraham"......
True. It reminds me of trying to something for nothing. You get 70W for the price of 20W [but the bulb costs more!]

I have learned the hard way that temperature is possibly more important than lumens. At one point my living room looked like my reptile terrarium. I had to purchase new bulbs in the correct color range!

Very true! They should start putting the temperature on the packaging.

I tried using some "grow" lights, thinking that would be closest to sunlight, but I didn't like it.

WildBill wrote:...."Abraham"......
True. It reminds me of trying to something for nothing. You get 70W for the price of 20W [but the bulb costs more!]

WildBill wrote:It seems like it's time to start paying more attention to lumens, rather than watts.

Saying that a 75W bulb only uses 17 watts doesn't make sense.

I know how much light I expect to get from a 100W bulb in my lamp [enough to read a book], but don't have any idea how many lumens.

VMI77 wrote:..."Abraham"........ People will replace their incandescent bulbs when it makes sense to them to do so. I'm blown away by how many people today want the government to make decisions for them --or perhaps more accurately, want the government to make the decision for others when it's a decision they like for themselves.

rotor wrote:......"Abraham".........There were never successful retrofits for R12 cars so if you wanted an air conditioned car in Texas you had to buy a new one...."Abraham"