Drama fuels the world’s raging fires.
Six Word Story
Drama fuels the world’s raging fires.
All posts by Tony Burgess
Viral On Threads, Boring On WordPress?
I think I have been blogging consistently for 15 years or so. In that time I have never had any post get more than the number of likes I got on this post on the Threads platform which is run by the folks of Instagram/Meta. This post about celebrating Hanukkah has gotten 928 plus likes and 44 replies That is what I call a viral response.
No blog post on any of the blogging platforms I have used has even come close to that number. I even use tags on my blog posts to reach a wider audience. I am just wondering if I have become stale to my blogging audience? This is just something I am wondering about.
We Need To Calm Down
There is so much venom out on the web. Reading comments is something that can break your heart. We all need to calm the “F” down, including me. We let our opinions get the best of our better angels, which is not good. Then some people don’t give a damn about feelings and will post something that will do great harm to someone else. Maybe let’s just take a breath and think twice before saying something that will do great damage. Let there be peace on the interwebs.
(PS: Now, I believe that there are some things you must speak out about, and in that action, it might require stepping on toes.)
The Alan Rickman Holiday Film Festival
Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Now that I have gotten that out of the way, the common bond between Die Hard and Love Actually is the late Alan Rickman. What happens with Alan Rickman’s character in Love Actually impacts what happens to his character in Die Hard. Tonight is a double feature and the best way to see both films during the season.
Mindfulness Monday
Do something to help others during the Holidays. Be the good you want to see in the world. Your neighbors will appreciate you for it.
Celebrating Hanukkah
We aren’t Jewish but we reverently appreciate Hanukkah for the spiritual and historic elements to it. These days there needs to be more light and more miracles. May G-d be with us all in these days. Chag Sameach. Shalom.
The Tony Burgess Blog 