tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post655256966926038590..comments2023-07-04T06:47:26.125-04:00Comments on Everything In The Medicine Cabinet Has Expired: Sometimes I Wish I Blogged Under A PseudonymSpencer Troxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-43173749315604881312011-05-06T08:47:15.827-04:002011-05-06T08:47:15.827-04:00elegant was a family name on my mother's side....elegant was a family name on my mother's side. Ape was my grandmother's madien name...the elegant apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788395020469635406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-60838544097517316182011-05-05T08:49:07.191-04:002011-05-05T08:49:07.191-04:00Well, obviously this hits close to home for me. Co...Well, obviously this hits close to home for me. Course when I originally started blogging I was job hunting, so I didn't want my name floating out there in cyberspace. Besides, my real name sounds just as fake as my pseudonym. Half the people wouldnt think its was real. <br /><br />Anonymity really allows you to open up about yourself; but its a big responsibility--like drinking or gun ownership. There are responsible ways to use it and dangerous/disruptive ways as well. If you're gonna write social commentary or politically charged posts under a pseudonym; then yeah, I'd say that's rather cowardly. But if you're gonna tell stories about personal experiences--or more important, that feature other real people that may or may not want to be attached to your actions, then a pseudonym is polite. <br /><br />By the way, your kid should be using a pseudonym for his blog. (Just saying).Lodo Grdzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417430593017226023noreply@blogger.com