Here's the deal, people.
This is my personal writing space. This is my journal, my diary. It is mine and not yours. I write things here that are personal, things that interest me and things that I care about. I post pictures I like, links that I think are neat. All this just happens to be shared with you. I like communicating with people, I like being to able to share with friends. I'm a fairly-open guy and I like to be honest. This is what I do.
But let me get something straight. I don't care what you think. This blog isn't designed for massive readership or a product for other people. That's what Dice Theory is about. That's what Evermore is about. This blog is my life. My life. I do not care what you think about the things that get put up here. I do like it when something is posted that people like or enjoy. But it doesn't really concern me when I post something that makes people angry or sad.
The last blog I ran, before I had to switch to this one, had this very problem. My views and essays on homosexuality were received terribly by the mostly-liberal community at MindSay. People were outraged and posted lots of insults, even threatening me. I didn't care. It was their choice to read it, it was their choice to let it upset them. The same thing happened at the paper I used to run. I was forced to put a disclaimer on my articles because the Company that owned it got worried.
What happens if I start writing about views that you don't agree with? What if I write about Gun Control, Abortion or my views on Mormons? What if I write about how I think homeschooling isn't all it's cracked up to be? What if you, Reader, do not agree with these? I'm a pretty controversial guy and I say things that cause people to go "gasp". It happens at work, with friends, everywhere.
But for me to censor these things, because you do not agree with it, well, that's wrong. I don't care if you think I'm a bad influence on your kids. Oh well. Big deal. I do not respond to threats very well and I hate being restricted. What I say here, in these lines, is me. Censoring that is just causing me to be dishonest. It's Caleb with a false front. I hate that.
I can, with a click of a button, make this blog private. But that wouldn't be fair. There are many, many other people who read this blog and enjoy it. I'm not going to take it out on them. But what I will do is be censored. I'll do it with a bit of humor but let it be known that what you see is now false. This isn't a 100% Caleb.
I want you to remember that. Sure, you may say "Man, this is blown out of proportion. It's just a few little things."
Writing to me is very, very important. With the many things that I do, writing is the one thing I really enjoy. I turn to writing to sort out thoughts, to plan adventures and to see what I think about life. I love writing. There's a secret, encrypted folder on my computer that holds documents filled with personal writing. It's pure, uninhibited writing. For someone to come and tell me what I can and can't write on my own personal material is someone invading my major love in life. That doesn't make me very happy.
So there you are.
Thank you,
- Caleb
