tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post1121000180242883555..comments2024-03-29T06:35:42.668+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Swan SongJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88744351074561351242015-04-09T15:08:16.165+00:002015-04-09T15:08:16.165+00:00Dearest John Gray of Wales, false modesty does not...Dearest John Gray of Wales, false modesty does not become you. Nevertheless, watch and wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50555561789489018802015-04-08T10:51:51.074+00:002015-04-08T10:51:51.074+00:00My understanding is that everything in blogger is ...My understanding is that everything in blogger is forever. I looked into it once, because someone with an abandoned blog had a blogname we wanted, and the Blogger Help made it very clear that it was tough bikkies. Unless someone withe real access chooses to take it all down, it is there forever, in perpetuity. May this never be an issue with going gently xoxo<br />MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58871549789211303172015-04-08T07:28:50.542+00:002015-04-08T07:28:50.542+00:00Very thought-provoking post, John. No-one here in...Very thought-provoking post, John. No-one here in South Africa would give a damn if my blog died with me. However, I think there are several blogger friends who'd care! Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75543764161005332612015-04-08T02:02:01.709+00:002015-04-08T02:02:01.709+00:00Ha! Point taken.Ha! Point taken.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77322979399139423562015-04-07T22:52:30.030+00:002015-04-07T22:52:30.030+00:00I considered deleting my blog very recently, but I...I considered deleting my blog very recently, but I'm not sure... Still, I doubt anyone would want to read about my boring life in the years to come. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410366147691365995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-63557689888378685572015-04-07T20:19:06.927+00:002015-04-07T20:19:06.927+00:00I would be very happy for my blog to stay put so t...I would be very happy for my blog to stay put so that anyone who was interested could find out all about me - that is, if they're really interested in my 101 neuroses, fears, insecurities and obsessions. And of course it would be full of memories and experiences that Jenny could look back on.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7319279341756135802015-04-07T20:07:42.346+00:002015-04-07T20:07:42.346+00:00I wouldn't mind if it just sat there, I don...I wouldn't mind if it just sat there, I don't think. Not sure I'd want anyone else to add anything, even if I had died. Mmm... I will be pondering this.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-44589511172309729742015-04-07T14:55:47.009+00:002015-04-07T14:55:47.009+00:00I would leave my password and instructions on how ...I would leave my password and instructions on how to Blog to Lovely Hubby in my Will. That way you will all be informed by him of my no doubt eventful passing. Sliding down the mud bank in Chicken World or being eaten by a hungry boar, or much more relevant at the moment ... melting into a puddle of 'once was human' now lard in the polytunnel ... we reached the highs of 38 degrees yesterday. Once all clothes that could be removed so close to the road had been removed and still I was overheating, I had to call it a day and retire in a red faced heap to the house.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45931711603797508802015-04-07T13:13:33.193+00:002015-04-07T13:13:33.193+00:00I've thought about this, too, but not many peo...I've thought about this, too, but not many people read my blog, and I don't write on it every day, so I don't suppose it would mean much if it weren't accessible after I left the planet. Like you, however, i'd want some closure and would appreciate someone explaining that I had died, although I doubt Himself would want to bother with that task. <br /><br />A friend and I were talking of this recently, as we are both the youngest in our families, and neither of us is considered young anymore. What to do with all the stuff, and what bits should we think of passing along. I certainly wouldn't want to leave a mess for someone else to deal with when I go.<br /><br />I should like to be able to read your blog forever, though.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-36736369334147948352015-04-07T12:05:08.693+00:002015-04-07T12:05:08.693+00:00Maybe we should start a petition for this to happe...Maybe we should start a petition for this to happen.<br />x<br />No clue about mine, am thinking of deleting certain posts....too much information re family!!!susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12762599123725286723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88126149087856452002015-04-07T11:31:56.234+00:002015-04-07T11:31:56.234+00:00I hadn't even considered the possibility that ...I hadn't even considered the possibility that my blogs might self destruct ( unless of course the Internet itself went belly up!) Husband bit of a Luddite; he couldn't even log in unfortunately.<br /><br />As both myself and our son are medical time bombs I'd rather hoped my past memories would at least survive our death.<br /><br />You do wonder about blogs which suddenly cease. Last year I found a link to a wonderful blog post and decided to read from the beginning in 2006. To my horror both her and her husband's health declined rapidly last year and suddenly I found myself reading posts written under the influence of very strong medication - then a funeral address notice!<br /><br />Gosh... Must do something cheery now!Lesneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139947264337493961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-16588456025796697622015-04-07T09:12:18.590+00:002015-04-07T09:12:18.590+00:00"...or an out-of-the- blue bulldog sex frenzy..."...or an out-of-the- blue bulldog sex frenzy accident ..."<br /><br />It would hardly be out of the blue. There has been plenty of warning. You take care now (and make a will).Andrew R. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824432165509761439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83863449794655232002015-04-07T08:47:09.358+00:002015-04-07T08:47:09.358+00:00On a forum that I belong to, we had a Montage of p...On a forum that I belong to, we had a Montage of photographs of all the members, taken many years ago. The Montage was constructed by a former member who has since died (as have several of the members whose photographs were present). Suddenly is is no longer accessible and we realise that no-one has a copy. The reason is has now passed out of our reach is that the host company has gone out of business. I guess it's still 'somewhere' but forever out of reach. :( Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42911744297244475862015-04-07T07:41:04.278+00:002015-04-07T07:41:04.278+00:00 linger for someone to stumble across for me. I ha... linger for someone to stumble across for me. I have lost several Blogs when the writer suddenly stopped writing with no explanation. It does make me wonder what happened with sadness. BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35050134004218293062015-04-07T07:20:57.488+00:002015-04-07T07:20:57.488+00:00I don't care what happens to my blog when I po...I don't care what happens to my blog when I pop my clogs John but, as I have told you many times, I would like to see your blog bound as a book and sitting on my bookshelf so that I could pick it up at any time and have a good laugh.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31960966488225484622015-04-07T07:01:44.510+00:002015-04-07T07:01:44.510+00:00I don't have a blog, as you may have gathered ...I don't have a blog, as you may have gathered John, I have often thought about it but really don't think I have much that other people would be interested in, and I am not passionate about anything in particular... I am more of a Jack (Jill) of all trades master of none type of person. I become very obsessed about a particular thing (at the moment cooking) and then suddenly for no apparent reason that's out the door and something else comes in. I am far too flaky I think, but I am interested in leaving something for the next generation to get some sense of who I was. I think it is because I emigrated to NZ in 1985 and had two children who haven't really met their UK relations and trying to get information about my relatives is very difficult, my father is an only child and doesn't know very much about his family and I would like my children to have a sense of identity with family in the UK. Sorry this is a very long post. But if I did have a blog I think I would like it left in situ so that future generations of us might one day "happen" upon it and go.... "see that's why I'm so obsessive, it's all Great, Great, Great Aunty Jo's fault"!<br /><br />Jo in Auckland,NZJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31228646108664654522015-04-07T06:23:19.156+00:002015-04-07T06:23:19.156+00:00Not so surprising. It's the back end of a long...Not so surprising. It's the back end of a long winter, you're coming down from the wedding.....we'll all feel better once Summer arrives :-)Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674861197059323883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-65168326863339340782015-04-07T05:24:48.458+00:002015-04-07T05:24:48.458+00:00Thanks Frances. John, I deleted in case I was mis...Thanks Frances. John, I deleted in case I was misunderstood. What I said was in agreement with you. No delete, just there forever without end.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-23626433041627597432015-04-07T03:51:30.952+00:002015-04-07T03:51:30.952+00:00I too occasionally visit JohnD's site to see i...I too occasionally visit JohnD's site to see if his daughter has fulfilled her promise..... Sadly she never has. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-91563695762013387602015-04-07T02:42:47.151+00:002015-04-07T02:42:47.151+00:00I don't blog, so I don't have much to add,...I don't blog, so I don't have much to add, but this is definitely a good question and there have been a lot of thoughtful answers. Something to think about.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-71330316765708635212015-04-07T02:40:35.202+00:002015-04-07T02:40:35.202+00:00Alison, I WOULD have been concerned except I kept ...Alison, I WOULD have been concerned except I kept seeing you here!!!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56793474692555556142015-04-07T02:40:17.465+00:002015-04-07T02:40:17.465+00:00I like Andrew's comment about your blog being ...I like Andrew's comment about your blog being archived by the national library John. That's a great idea. Some people do that in Australia too.<br /><br />I've thought before about the question you posed. I guess if I went out in a violent sex attack involving a bulldog like the one you described then there would be little time to write down my passwords. But if I had time, I'd probably do nothing either. Say goodbye, I guess.<br /><br />One of my mates who died in 2008 still has a presence on my own blog roll and it's good to go visit it sometimes. It's much better though, to have a private chat with Bob in my head. I ask him for advice often.<br />His blog gets spammed a lot and no one is administering but they are only in the comments section. No biggie. Because I was executor for his estate, I got his email account linked to mine and spent the next six months or so giving various correspondents the bad news.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64172295351921562292015-04-07T02:24:16.165+00:002015-04-07T02:24:16.165+00:00It's hard to contemplate you not being around,...It's hard to contemplate you not being around, John, but I would wonder if Chris wouldn't pitch hit for you? At least he could type in something to let us all know what has happened. We definitely need his word that he would notify us of your untimely passing (as members of your extended family so to speak).Mary Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338257247926089751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25042356443206684222015-04-07T01:02:30.197+00:002015-04-07T01:02:30.197+00:00From my experience it appears blogspot blogs just ...From my experience it appears blogspot blogs just stick around while blogs on other services are likely to be taken over. I think Google sees them as a cheap long term investment.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21511880746994226582015-04-07T00:45:01.589+00:002015-04-07T00:45:01.589+00:00You and your partner - will you consider having ki...You and your partner - will you consider having kids? Perhaps your family would want to keep it up?Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015888228309968515noreply@blogger.com