In my blogreading, I’ve recently come across a couple of instances where bloggers have spent an inordinate amount of time responding to trolls. Why? Responding will only give the trolls what they are looking for: attention. And, while it may momentarily feel good to respond to them, doing so will eventually suck the life out of you. You don’t owe them a response. Responding will not change a troll’s mind. Doing so will only put you on the defensive in a war of words that you cannot win. Best not to even enter the fray, I think. It’s really not worth giving them the time of day; instead, quietly delete their comments and be done with it. They’ll move along quickly enough when they realize they do not have a captive audience.
Day: October 25, 2005
All your colours turn to pale
After nearly a month of dry weather, it finally rained. It’s been unholy dry this summer, so any bit of rain is a relief. But, at this point, it’s too little, too late for some of the trees. Because of the drought, the leaves aren’t turning normally. There is some yellow and orange and red, but many trees–black walnuts seem to be the most affected–dropped their leaves months ago. They just didn’t do well with this season’s lack of water. Many other trees are still green, but the leaves look sickly and are, I think, unlikely to turn color.
The rain started Thursday night and lasted into the weekend overnights, leaving the days overcast, mostly dry, and very nice temperature-wise. It was that lovely, in between weather that is not too cold for short sleeves or too warm for a hoodie.
I was especially appreciative of the coolish weather on Saturday, as Ralph finally showed up to do some outdoor repairs. My deck has seriously deteriorated, and he had promised months ago to put a new deck up. I figured he’d show up one day, out of the blue, and that’s what he did. I suppose I could have just let him do all the work by himself, but that didn’t seem right, so I helped out. His new girlfriend was helping, too, so it gave me a chance to talk to them both and to get to know her. She seems very laid-back, which should be a nice change for Ralph. He certainly seems happy enough.
I also managed to fix my antenna, so as soon as I can get it properly rotated, I’ll have teevee. Wheee!
red paper boat 