A not-at-all-nasty diatribe

First, I want to say I'm not here.  What I mean is, I'm not on my computer, I'm not reading blogs or looking at fun art.  Today, and for a few days, I'm on hiatus.  A much needed hiatus!!  But it's also the perfect time for a rant.  Now I know many of you love lots of fun photos and few words, but that won't be the case today.

I always thought the word "diatribe" meant discourse by a single person.  I never thought of it as negative, but someone who had something to say, and said it without interruption to an audience (like bloggers).  In other words, someone who was standing on their soapbox and letting everyone know their feelings about certain things or events.  I was obviously using the archaic sense of the word which means discourse or lively dissertation.

I decided to look the word up before I used it again.  I've used the word often in the past and apparently, I'm using the wrong word for the meaning I wish to convey.  I learned diatribe means everything from a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation to a thunderous verbal attack to wasting time, depending on which dictionary you use.


So today I'm here with the not-at-all-nasty version and meaning of diatribe that has me standing on my soapbox.

So what, you ask, is this diatribe I'm talking about?  I snagged this screen shot with the help of Darla's blog (Bay side to mountain side).  The diatribe is about the "reply" button.

Now Darla feels it's conversational when she leaves replies to comments.  But, Darla, I am in more than a few blog hops each week, some of which leave upwards of 50 (and on rare occasions, even more) comments.  If I had to go back and look at the reply you (not just Darla, but the all encompassing "you") leave, my slow internet connection would soon blow up, or possibly shut down, from buffering (that circling ring that happens when my slow computer is trying to communicate with the slow internet connection).

That's why I don't leave replies on my blog.  I don't even use the reply button.  I think it's a waste of your time and mine.  If I have something to say to you, I'll visit YOUR blog, not my blog, and leave a reply.  So you never have to worry, or come back to see if I've left some tidbit of information that you asked about.  You'll either read about it on YOUR blog, or if enough people ask the same question, I'll edit my post and let you know I've edited it with the answer to your question.

Now I'll step down from my soap box, but before I do, since this is supposed to be an art blog,

I'll share an old ATC I made back in 2009 using scraps, even though it has nothing to do with my commentary.

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you'll share your thoughts on my not-at-all-nasty diatribe.  You never know.  It might even turn into a lively and friendly debate!