the first came on a saturday so i did all my amazon ratings and my blog visit counts - blog visits are up but as usual i blame it on the weather. there are actually thirty-seven of these, some barely alive, and some totally dead but i keep track of them anyway, and this one is the leader, the one that is totally me, that i post on no matter what.

i'm in a general malaise ever since i saw all the social media boys lined up with their good friend that they elected or got elected or whatever they did. one side of me wants nothing to do with social media anymore though here i am blabbing away anyway, partly because i love blabbing away and don't reallly believe i can hold it in. so i'll let you in on a secret - i'm actually quite radical but i don't believe one can advertise that anymore without risk to one's life and family. but i have other venues where i can express myself and probably will. my temptation is to write in the dust on my car's back window (which i don't use because the main rearview mirror is broken), something like "love that price of eggs do ya?" but i don't even do that. someone will smash my poor little car and i don't want that. it's better to just let the obvious reality come crashing down.

the winter is finally breaking up - yesterday was cold but i think even that is about gone though who knows if it will stay gone. i have a lot of work to do and don't have to rely on social media to make a living or anything else. though i must say, some of my best friends are on there, around the world, writing and doing other things. i'll continue to support friends and family. may even keep kindle unlimited so i can read all kinds of things which i really enjoy. but for my own books, i'm thinking of stressing getting out of the loop and being a little more independent. maybe even stop keeping track of my ratings, and just let them drift. i am, after all, more than my amazon image.