Interview of a Blogger
Elena asked me some questions. I'm relieved there were no truth-or-dare type questions. My golf handicap remains a secret.
1. You've been blogging since 2001. That's a long time. How did you get started and why?
That is a long time. I got started this way: I was regularly checking out Amy Welborn's old website, which I had gotten from reading Our Sunday Visitor, when one day she linked to something she called a blog. I emailed her and asked what a blog was and the concept immediately appealed to me since it required no start-up costs or subject discipline. My love of writing combined with an exhibitionist streak makes blogging a good fit.
2. How many books do you think you currently own and what areas of interest do they cover.
Roughly 3,000, which is far less than a serious bibliophile like Steve Riddle. Mainly history, biography, religion, Irish interest, sports and fiction.
3. Do you ever get rid of books and is that hard for you to do?
I just threw out a few books the other day and it was very hard, though I think I can live without Ralph Martin's Charles & Diana . I don't know how I got that one. Many others have been demoted to the basement. In a few years I'll probably have to start throwing away a book for every one I buy.
4. Does your family read a lot too and do you ever read as a family.
My wife rarely reads (opposites attract I guess) but my stepson has caught the bug. He's currently reading The Rise & Fall of the Third Reich. We don't read as a family though.
5. When a movie is coming out based on a book, do you read the book first? See the movie first? or just read the book and skip the movie... and why?
I always prefer to read the book first, although with LOTR I made a concession since it's unlikely I'd read the whole trilogy before 2040. I have low expectations of movies made from books so I'm rarely disappointed. Cold Mountain was a recent example. I liked the book much better than the movie but I liked the movie better than if I hadn't read the book.
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If anyone would like me to interview them let me know!
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