Well, here I am, joining a nation that I never thought I would join.\u00c2\u00a0 You can call me a sell-out or a poser or any other name that speaks of my actions being like others.\u00c2\u00a0 The reality…I don’t know if anyone is even going to read this.\u00c2\u00a0 Why would they?\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
I mean, let’s be honest for a moment, not that we\u00c2\u00a0have been\u00c2\u00a0dishonest, but why would anyone want to read what I have to say?\u00c2\u00a0 I am not famous.\u00c2\u00a0 I am not rich.\u00c2\u00a0 I do not control anything.\u00c2\u00a0 I am not witty or purposefully funny or intelligent.\u00c2\u00a0 So why would anyone read what I have to say?\u00c2\u00a0 The answer is simple…they probably won’t.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
So then why am I writing a blog?\u00c2\u00a0 If I know that no one or at least not many will read it, then why bother with writing.\u00c2\u00a0 I guess it is for the writing experience and the storage of thoughts that may escape my mind at some point.\u00c2\u00a0 Although many may not read what I write, what I will write will hopefully be stimulating, challenging and encouraging.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here is what I can promise you if you do decide to read these thoughts…<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 1. The postings will not be lengthy.\u00c2\u00a0 I don’t like to read a long blog and so I will not force others to do the same.<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 2. The postings will be engaging.\u00c2\u00a0 I want your thoughts, your insights.\u00c2\u00a0 If you have something to add, please do so.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 3. The postings will vary in topics.\u00c2\u00a0 I love reading someone who writes about all issues in life.\u00c2\u00a0 I will attempt to write about many topics, hoping to speak to issues that others may be dealing with.<\/p>\n
Thanks for stopping by.\u00c2\u00a0 I hope you enjoy.<\/p>\n
Ernest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well, here I am, joining a nation that I never thought I would join.\u00c2\u00a0 You can call me a sell-out or a poser or any other name that speaks of my actions being like others.\u00c2\u00a0 The reality…I don’t know if anyone is even going to read this.\u00c2\u00a0 Why would they?\u00c2\u00a0 I mean, let’s be honest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ernestsmith.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}