"I Never Read Your Awful Blog!" Yeah--Right!

People read blogs for various reasons and with various motives--but the main objective is to get them reading the blog and hopefully something that is said will do some good.  I invariably get emails or voicemails from people around the country complaining about something that was written in the blog but then they always say, "But, I never read that piece of trash."

Point in question:  This past week when we published the pay scales of universities in Texas, we had over 600 readers that day!  That's a great number of readers and means that the information is getting out there for our readers to enjoy--or not enjoy...

Another point in question:  When we wrote a blog post about the Texas Section coming into DFW and undercutting our established pay scales, it took less than a day for me to get an email saying that would never ever do that--and this is from the folks who swear they never read the blog...

Whether you read it or not--please don't insult our intelligence by quoting something that was written in the blog and then telling me that you never read it.

One of the fun things to do with a blog is to poke fun at stupid things so I thought you might enjoy meeting some of the people who read our blog...

"Leona the Licker"

Have you ever known someone who just hugs and kisses on you and you know full well that they are stabbing you in the back every chance they get?  Well, we have a bunch like that.  An old preacher gave me some great advice to deal with these folks when he said, "Be very careful with that person.  When they hug and kiss you, they are just licking off a place to bite!"  Good advice...

"Nelda the Nitpicker"

Nelda is one of my favorites!  He/she reads the blog on a regular basis but purely to find something to complain about.  There is no way you will ever make them happy but you just try to keep your nits to a minimum and go on with life...

Please remember these things:

*  I write things exactly the way I intended to and they are written for a reason.  

*  I may not always agree with what is in a blog post--sometimes its put out there just to stir the waters.

*  From time to time we publish "inconvenient truths" that makes certain people and organizations feel guilty because they are doing something that is either illegal, unethical, or just plain wrong.

*  Our blog posts are read regularly by legal departments so what we write is well-scrutinized before it is published. 

"Ophelia the Offended One"

Ophelia is one of my favorites.  She reads blogs and newspapers and magazines on a daily basis--just to find something to offend her.  In our world today, it doesn't take much to offend someone over something so just get over it and move on.  Please don't elevate yourself to some higher level where you think I might actually write a blog post just to offend you.  If I want to offend you, I will publish your name in the post.

"George & Gina The Gossip Mongers"

This pair thrives on gossip and inuendo--and we all know that runs rampant in the tennis officiating world.  They are frequent readers of the blog but they only do so to find out something about someone somewhere.  When I write about a scenario that happened, I usually change enough of the details that you will never know whom it is written about--so give it your best shot George and Gina!  You're probably wrong with your conclusions but I'm sure you will share it anyway.  

Guiding Principle

When you publish a blog, you should always be accurate and truthful--and then let the chips fall where they may.  Always remember--when someone or some organization is doing something illegal, unethical, or questionable--they will always hate the light!  That should tell you a lot about how people live their lives and conduct their business.