Thanks for the Candy

So I have been thinking about this whole blog thing, and the blog world that exist out there. I don't know why I enjoy blogging, I think I find it very therapeutic to sometimes get things out there for others to read. I know that the reality is that when we write these things down, it is now part of the public domain, open for everyone to read. If I think I have a post that one of my brothers or sisters will enjoy then I will call them up and make them read it. I know, it is may be a tad bit obsessive, but that is how I am wired. As my sister Machelle knows, I have this filter between my brain and mouth that sometimes doesn't work very well when I am in conversation with her. The blog is slightly different, I can go ahead and write stuff down, rethink it and erase it before anybody else has a chance to read it (this does not include Carol and Ron the two fastest bloggers in the west) I remember Thomas Monson reciting a poem, "Boys flying kites call in their white wing birds, you can call back your kites, but you can't call back your words, words often spoken better left unsaid, because God himself can't kill them once they are said". When I have conversations I sometimes have to put the brakes on my thoughts, before they come out as words". With the blog this is different, I have a chance to proof-read, and even have Kathy look it over to make sure that it is not out of line or offensive to anyone.
Now the reason for this post, I find that as I write these things down I sometimes wish that more people would step up and leave at least a sign that they have read some of my posts. I was speaking with my Sister Mindy about this subject a while back, and I told her "It is like taking candy from a candy jar." If you were to take a piece of candy from a bowl, you would probably say "thanks for the candy." I know that not everyone has time to comment on every single topic, every single time, but if I had my wish, I would like to have some of the people that regularly visit the blog to comment. Please feel free to add your name on my follower list, If you will notice, it is pretty lame, it looks like I have no friends. If you are reading some of the blogs out there, but don't have a blog of your own, set up an account, it only takes a minute. If you will do this, you will be able to leave a comment, telling your favorite bloggers "thanks for the Candy" , "your post made my day" or "that was the dumbest thing ever, you must have stole it from someone elses blog" . Whatever you think, please feel free to comment, before I am forced to switch to Facebook and shamelessly solicit friends. I also don't want to out those of you that I know read this stuff on a regular basis (Bri, Mom, Stephanie, Britney) but I promise not to name last names.