Who knows that you blog?

I've seen three blog posts about this in my feeds today, and it's notable that so far everybody avoids openly sharing that they blog.

I do share it when it's relevant, but thinking about this made me realize that I feel silly saying the word "blog" out loud. And it is a silly word after all, or at least I've always thought so. I'm old enough to have called these things "web logs", which is waaay worse, but these days I catch myself saying "I've written about this on my website" more than "on my blog".

Anyway, other than my obvious self-consciousness about the term, I do share this blog with people in face-to-face conversations*.

I would actually love for more people in my immediate circles to read these texts, and I'd love it even more if they also had blogs. Reading a blog is a fascinating way to look into somebody's mind, and it gives so much context and insight that carries into face-to-face interactions.

I have old friends I've only seen once or twice in my life, and I feel like I know them well because of their writting. I think that's beautiful.

And to answer the question in the title: my partner, a handful of my friends, a couple of coworkers, and my parents.

* Ever since watching that documentary about The Pirate Bay, I avoid saying "IRL" or "in real life" to mean face-to-face. I usually say "AFK" or "away from keyboard" but it didn't quite fit in this case.