The technical challenges of blogging

Yesterday I sent a note to my subscribers that I would be deactivating this blog. I’ve had technical issues that just got the best of me, and I said screw it. Then I played a horrible nine holes of golf and moped all evening about what a loser I am.

We were out in the backyard for what is supposed to be happy hour, but obviously I didn’t get the memo. I was in a deep funk. Dale said sometimes I think I know you better than you know yourself. He said you played bad golf because you took your baggage to the course. You don’t really want to quit blogging.

Yes to all of the above. You’d think at 62 I would have this all figured out, but I don’t. Whatever this is, whatever my issues, I’ve always blamed it on growing up in a family crippled by emotional deprivation, but I think I’m close to the expiration date on that excuse.

When I reflect with a clear mind, I realize I’m still a work in progress, and I’ve already learned a lot about myself in less than a year of retirement. I continue to evolve, but dag, technology can bite.

While I’m savvy with desktop applications, web design and WordPress drive me nuts. My hosting company doesn’t help with WordPress issues, and I found out I was being charged for WordPress help I didn’t know I had. When I asked where I could see that account on my dashboard, they said, oh, you have to call. I said where are the invoices? They said, oh, we’ll send them to you now.

I said, and I quote: “Motherfuckers.”

The guy said, “What?”

I said I just used a very bad word in my outside voice. Please just send me the invoices and cancel the subscription.

So now I’m on my own again. I apologize if you have problems commenting — I will continue to work through these challenges because I am not a quitter, damn it.

Let the fiesta begin!

Postscript: I have been trying to turn off comment moderation, so you don’t have to wait to see your comment. I’ve not been able to get that to work — I still have to approve them — but I tested it today and saw the reader does not get a message that says the comment is awaiting moderation. So you think your comment didn’t take — but it did. I’m on it!!