Snakes in the Grass

The viper doesn't normally comment on blogs. Very occasionally with people he knows or when he gets really wound up or enthralled. He slithers around, watching, testing the temperature with his tongue. But occasionally he is moved to comment. One thing the viper notices is how much posing happens in the blog world. People throwing their ideologies around with less care than they likely would if they were talking face to face. The viper wonders how healthy this all is at times.

The viper likes a certain blog - well he did while it was reviewing churches in Auckland. The reviewer was sincere and fair. But in a surprise move, one pastor took issue with an aspect of the review. And replied. The blogger who seems to be of high integrity noted the challenge and provided a link to the actual text of the sermon. The viper however being the sad media junkie that he did had to track the story to its end. So he did something rare in the blog world: he checked its sources. And lo and behold: the pastor was right. All this to say the viper actually commented! This to make sure more adjusted people who don't spend hours reading blogs would get the benefits of the pastor's actual words. And even if no one ever comments here and why should they given the half-pie blog that it is, the viper is now a fully fledged poser himself.

And I think this is my longest post.