Are Gackle’s Bloggers Tired? Realities take Priority
Comments on my post, “Feeling the Weight of the World? Advice Sought for Ebbing Energy,” asked this question. Yeah, we’re tired. I personally enjoy writing the blog, but, this spring, life got in the way, and I had to do a reality check. Priorities needed to shift. I wish I could have encouraged more folks to take up this blogging task so we could “Shoot for the Stars” and win a computer for the town. But the reality is that our community is not yet plugged-in. The “prize” was just not a priority with everything else occupying residents (and volunteers) time.
Choices and priorities shifted and time was spent on grant writing and the result is we have Art in the Park during this summer’s Farmers Market!
At this point, the blog brings Gackle’s stories to the larger world and that’s a good thing.
I don’t want to abandon getting Gackle on-board with using computers. Its too important a “tool” to leave unused. We are brainstorming on how to get more people to see the value of cyber-world. With Gackle’s access to highspeed internet, residents could be using the resources of the world-wide-web to get education, information, entertainment, and much more. These are all “poverties” - resources/ opportunities that are lacking in our rural communities.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the blog and everyone who has been supportive of the effort. If anyone wants to become a Gackle “blogger” please send me a “comment” on this post.
June 8th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
We can identify with the blogging dilemma. We had hoped to “Shoot for the Stars” but it must not have been in the cards for us either. People seemed to be intimidated by the idea of blogging and our reassurances that it wasn’t difficult didn’t seem to carry any weight. We continue to talk with people and, while it is too late to do any good regarding our goal, we hope to have a couple more people on board within a couple of weeks. Better late than never.
Our community is looking at contacting former residents and asking them to donate to a community fund that we can use for needs we have that the city cannot afford. I’m not sure that we are shooting for an endowment fund at this point in time, just some extra money for some needs we have right now. We know we have to plan for the future, but immediate needs have priority at this time.
From what I’ve read on your blogs, Gackle has done a remarkable job getting things done. Congratulations on your accomplishments.