Pulling The Plug? - Scratch That

I am a very decisive person and once I’ve thought through a decision I rarely reverse myself unless there’s a good reason. One of my favorite quotes is: “Decide quickly and change your mind slowly.” I think it was Benjamin Franklin who said that, but don’t hold me to it.

At the eleventh hour, I’ve decided to save this poor blog’s life and give it a chance to redeem itself. Like I said, I didn’t come to either decision lightly, but after reading all the comments on my death sentence post, I felt like I was quitting on the good people that read my blog.

With that said, here’s what you can expect going forward:

This blog will become my personal blog with no specific focus, except whatever I feel like writing about. I might write about totally random crap or nothing at all. Who knows. Only time will tell.

I hate the current theme, so it’s history. I’ll be changing the look of this blog at some point so don’t be surprised when it happens. No offense the the theme’s author, but the layout of the CSS stylesheet is horrendous and the post formatting really sucks.

I will be writing contest posts here and there because I want to win stuff. What better place than my personal blog?

I will shamelessly promote my side projects and affiliate marketing sites. I’m not going to bombard you with these types of posts every single time, but I’m going to use these posts to improve the search engine ranking for my other sites.

Thanks again for all your support. I’ll do my best to keep you entertained. :)

60 Comments so far

  1. Stinger on September 20th, 2007

    All I can say is Yahoo! Your thoughts and no non-sense attitude helps get me through some long days… So I say bring on the random thoughts… just like Jack Handy!

  2. Donovan on September 20th, 2007

    Thanks Stinger, I appreciate it.

    LOL @ Jack Handy.

    …and gosh darnit, people like me.

  3. Roberta on September 20th, 2007

    Yay! I’m glad that you’re keeping it around :)

    It gives hope to all of us who have personal blogs. I was thinking of doing the same thing with mine. Just blogging whatever I want, whenever I want.

  4. Linda on September 24th, 2007

    Yeah. It’s good to be yourself. Same with you, I will just crap and write anything that I feel want to write about. So I support your decision!

  5. Donovan on September 24th, 2007

    Thanks Roberta and Linda!

    I wish I could think of some meaningless crap to post just to say I did it. :)

  6. Subconscious Mind on September 24th, 2007

    i like to see a diversified blog with random topics!

  7. Patrick on September 24th, 2007

    Right on, write on about whatever you feel.

  8. Scottsdale Real Estate on September 25th, 2007

    I think your on the right track. My favorite blogs are all random thought blogs. I’ll be back to see your progress. Thanks.

  9. Sam Benson on September 26th, 2007

    Haza! Bring on the Randomness!

  10. Education Blogger on September 27th, 2007

    Glad to hear your staying around! I think it’s perfectly fine to be random on this blog. Sometimes randomness makes for the most entertaining sites. :)

  11. DeMerchant on September 28th, 2007

    Glad you’re back… and all us bloggers understand your pain… just blog about what you want and sell out to the man… we still love you

  12. Donovan on September 28th, 2007

    Thanks everyone!

    DeMerchant: LOL! Trust me, I would totally sell out to the man if he were offering to pay me.

  13. Steve on October 1st, 2007

    I did the same thing with my blog recently. I figured, “if i’m spending this much time doing it, why not make it something I love?” Best of luck, and I sure do hope you continue to keep us entertained.

  14. Smelly Feet on February 5th, 2008

    I don’t get why you are changing this wordpress theme? It looks kind of ok to me.

  15. miss wheelchair on February 20th, 2008

    I actually really enjoy reading your blog. Glad you’re sticking around! And I must say, I absolutely love the title of your blog (the quote about taking your blog outside is CLASSIC!).

  16. Dan on March 28th, 2008

    I have a random blog as well, and its the blog that I enjoy the most!

  17. Matt on April 20th, 2008

    More power to you, often a radical shift is what’s needed. Good luck.

  18. hijinks on April 29th, 2008

    This might be an older post but it’s a new one to me. Glad you are keeping with the blog.

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    Never change something thats working. I love this site.

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    I love this blog. Always random!

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  23. Mmorpg on July 26th, 2008

    That’s actually a solid quote… I Think I’m going to live by it to. “Decide quickly, and change your mind slowly”.

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    I have recently been having crazy experiences with being decisive. Sometimes you just have to push forward and hope for the best. The self-fulfilling prophecy tends to make things happen in your favor.

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  31. dui on September 15th, 2008

    I think survival of the fittest and dump the sites that just aren’t working out in relation to the time you’ve spent. Well maybe not dump but just don’t concentrate on it as much. This site does have value and I highly recommend keeping it. ;)

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    This is a good blog that does a service to the community. Don’t pull the plug, please. And if you do decide, I’d be willing to takeover. :)

  36. Sunil Pathak on September 28th, 2008

    Hello Donovan (I hope that is your real name)

    i like author speak their mind, and not the usual crap that every one is talking about, i liked your idea of writing what matters to you rather then what will hit the digg front page.

  37. Ashikos on October 31st, 2008

    I’m glad that you live by that quote but I can honestly say that I am the exact opposite when it comes to making decisions. I have to think it out for a long time before I really decide. But it becomes stressful, so it’s fortunate that you are the way you are. -M

  38. Jobs in Bangkok on November 17th, 2008

    Douglas Coupland coined the phrase “option paralysis”. These days we have TOO MANY choices and so don’t know which one is the best, and so choose none for fear of choosing something inferior. Then we choose desperately at the last minute (partner, job, holiday, furniture) :)

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    People who say “act in haste, repent at leisure” lead boring lives.

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    We learn by doing things. Hesitation can stop us learning.

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    The main lesson to take from the internet is to launch early, and refine through user feedback. Same with blog posts - get ideas out there early and see how people react to your thoughts. Don’t hesitate.

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  50. John Henn on December 25th, 2008

    Glad you are sticking all around! And I must say this that I absolutely love the title of your blog the quote about taking your blog outside is CLASSIC.

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