Blogging with Less Than It All Hanging Out

March 2, 2005

Dilys and the pals who constitute her back-up and advisory crewe here are shuddering, wondering at the rants in some quarters. Lots of rage about anonymity on the web as equating to trolls, lack of civility, & what most of us simply regret as The underside of the Nature of the Cyber-Beast. Such stomping about makes us want to put on our furs and go out for a steak, it's so unsettling.

Maybe, those so preoccupied with the inevitable shortcomings of our medium could take some comfort from a 5-minute time-out with a snuggy toy to tell their troubles to. Or an imaginary friend. Not so's to be mean and outrageous under the cover of anonymity, but because life rewards good will expressed in creativity. The utility of an imaginary friend, the numbers, variety, and availability of whom are not so limited as real people who will sit still for tantrums in lieu of ruling the world, is something too many of us sometimes fail to appreciate.

We here at Chez Dilys sure enjoy the several narrative layers. So apparently do a few friends. Hardly an excuse for unhappy deeds or dark sayings, more a playhouse comprising a system of colored lights for impromptu entertainments. No one who doesn't want to, has to play. Or watch.

Dilys hasn't failed the Turing test yet.  We don't demand the transcripts of others.

Public Notice:
When formerly semi-judicious colleagues whom we have publicly admired suddenly turn into, like, all, self-appointed, angry, and generally uncharmingly pithy-with-a-lisp rule-makers proposing our extinction, expect us to go "whoa!" We've been through that b-e-f-o-r-e. We've seen Neanderthals, and, well, honey...

Comments

[Pam Hawkins]

Dilys,

Loved the blog. My sentiments exactly. (Oops, were you speaking of those of my ilk?)

Pam

[Dilys]

Hi, Pamela, around here we're often thinking of you too, only in the most positive terms. Hardly your ilk in this matter, don't recall the very fine Cogitation_Station urging the blogosphere to Be A Man and close ranks against the more retiring and playful of us.

Thanks for the visit.