POPULARITY

I have been watching the writing clubs and looking for my niche.  Looking for a place where I can be POPULAR.  HA!  Like that will ever happen.  The popularity - not the writing club.  Sorry - I keep forgetting that they call them groups.  (blushing)  So, after looking at a few writing groups, I found that some groups are more popular than some others.  There is a HUGE group on Facebook that has hundreds of members.  That group may be the most popular, but little, insignificant people like me get lost in such a big organization.  I joined, but it seemed too impersonal.  It no longer matters because Facebook wants my phone number and won't let me in Facebook unless I give it to them.  Heck, I wouldn't even give it to my dependents if such action wouldn't be frowned upon by most gentle society.  Pox on Facebook!  I don't need them or their hugely popular group.  

The only other social site that I am a member of is Google+.  I like it better than Facebook anyway.  So, I started looking for groups there.  I found this site called One Stop Blog World.  Now, there is a good place for me!  These 5 ladies have the best site ever.  So -- here goes my first blog for GBE2 for Sunday.  

POPULARITY ~ THE BLOG


When I hear the word popular, I remember the admonitions of my Mother.  

(Excuse me for a minute for a word to Mom) -- Mom, I promised you that I wouldn't say anything bad about you in my blogs.  Now, please relax!  A word to the dependents:  SHUT UP!  Don't be telling your Grandmother stories about my blogging!  Moms are allowed be PEOPLE, for pete's sake!!!!!

Now, where were we?  Oh yes -- When I was but a budding preteen, my Mother talked about popularity like it was something bad.  She said only girls who "put out" were popular.  With hindsight, I see that statement colored my impressions of other girls in high school.  I looked at every popular girl with suspicion, but they are the ones who finished high school, graduated college, married well and had fabulous careers.  (You notice I didn't mention their kids?  hehe)  Now, the quiet girls?  Whew-wee!  There is something to be said about still waters running deep. 


You are probably wondering right about now just how popular I was in high school.  Well, I think it was only me and the popular girls who made it out of high school still virgins. 

(Another word to Mom)  YES, MOM -- I was still a virgin inspite of your worst fears.  HA!!!!

In my digression, I neglected to answer the question about my popularity.  In school, I was very definitely popular in my own circle of friends.  And I didn't "put out", Mom.  (Geez -- does anybody ever say that any more?  Put out????  ha ha)

There you have it -- my first blog for GBE2 Sunday.