Angry Blogger???

I’ve been called an “angry blogger”.  Would you say that’s true?

Yes, I will admit that there are a few of my blogs that are angry diatribes.  If I’m really mad and need to vent, it comes out here, and I admit that.  But I’d say that most of my blogs are introspective.

Generally, I’m learning something about myself, or making an observation per se.  Not really an angry blog, but more of a realization that I’m not all that, I can’t control things or people, that I need to let things go, etc. 

Keep in mind that I did name the blog “Diz Rant” and yes, I refer to Dennis Miller and his rants from his HBO show (God, how I loved listening to those).

Urban Dictionary describes ‘rant’ as: “To speak aggressively about something. Or to take your own tangent about a subject and talk for a long time in a passionate manner.” I would say that my rants tend to follow that description. Not necessarily angry, but definitely passionate.  I don’t tend to do things half way, so passion definitely enters the picture.

I don’t think I’m necessarily an angry blogger…I think I’m more of a frustrated writer. I’ve started countless books, but never finish writing them.  I write poetry and songs….well, I used too, but have slacked off.  I recently started picking up my pen and writing them again.

I think this is why letter writing appeals so much to me.  I like taking pen to paper and writing down my thoughts, memories, my feeling about the person I’m sending the letter to. We’re in an age where people don’t write cursive anymore.  Some of the Y generation can’t even read cursive.  To my knowledge, they’ve stopped teaching it in schools.

I love sending a letter to someone so they know that they’re in my thoughts, on my mind.  I love receiving letters in the mail, and love the feeling of sitting down, opening the letter and savoring it. My Grandma from Alaska used to send me letters and it was always fun to hear about the commercial fishing boat, the restaurant, Alaska life, etc. She would include articles from local magazines and newspapers.  I remember reading about the whaling the Eskimos did and looking at the pictures of them cutting the blubber from the meat, processing the fat for a variety of purposes and different ways they would cure the meat for the winter season.  Totally fascinating!

I really don’t receive many letters now, but I do have a buddy that will write me.  We’re old friends from the early 80’s and we pretty much know each other’s “stuff”. We enjoy settling down for a good read and catch up with each other's lives.  

I don't think I'll ever stop writing, but Angry Blogger???  Yeah, I don't think so.  However, feel free to let me know what you think.  If the majority of you think I'm an Angry Blogger, I'll post that, and make a change....