The village idiot of Las Vegas responds to feedback on his blog...

The other day I chatted with a friend about my blog. He told me this, "I can't believe you put a post in your blog about dumpster diving. You're better off keeping things like that private. Keep a journal instead of putting it out there for everyone to read." Nowadays, I write my blog in what's commonly referred to as 'reality genre.' Basically, I'm doing my best to keep it real. Now, after my friend was done complaining about my dumpster diving endeavors, I told him this. "Look, that particular post was written to show people that some times, like many others, I don't always have enough money to buy food. Well, most of the time that particular problem can be alleviated if a person isn't too prideful enough to spend a little time in a restaurant dumpster or two."

My friend and I are on opposite sides of the universe when it comes to the socioeconomic scale. Which is good for him. I've always been proud of him for doing so well in life. He then asked me. "Don't you find it embarrassing to admit to dumpster diving. How in the world is anyone going to take your business ideas seriously if they know you spend time in the dumpster?" He wasn't being an asshole or degrading to me one bit, it's just that his personal belief's are different than mine, so I told him this. "If I found it embarrassing to dumpster dive, I'd most likely starve to death nowadays. As for turning any potential investor off who might read the blog. Well, I came to the conclusion awhile back that the readers of my blog could care less about any business idea I have. They're far more interested in hearing about 'real life.' It's not that I've abandoned my ideas, it's just going to have to happen another way. From here on out, this blog or any other blog I write is going to be dedicated to 100% reality, with a twist of humor added to keep it from feeling somber."

I like to end every post of mine with a thought I'm having...Call it the village idiot thought of the day. "My friend is a writer of sorts, I've read a little of his work and it was adequate. He tends to stay private with his writing, unlike me; I believe that if you're going to make the effort, and that's what writing is, effort; you should share it with as many people who are willing to read it."