Blogs as Postcards?

Blogs, like diaries, can be used to document a path or process. When a retired couple sets off for traveling adventures, a blog can be the day-to-day tool they use to document places they see and things they do. A recent postcard arrived at my house this week from such a couple. They are retired as of April and plan to travel to exotic places for several years, dropping by the United States as time permits.

The postcard announces their Blogger url and an invitation to keep up with their exciting life of leisure. Does this obligate me to 'check out their blog' like an extra chore so I can answer questions at some point?  Yikes!

 Rachael Greenberg

No matter how this is dressed up, it smacks of obligation without the social solace of personal conversation. Where is the retirement party? Will there be postcards I can hang on my refrigerator that make me think of them at odd times of the day?

I have many blogs, but they are my reflections thrown out in to the world for others to enjoy, or not, it does not matter. I get my release sharing my thoughts whether others read or not.

The image is a wall corner of postcards. Could postcards have been the original blog of someone's journeys? I'd much rather have the postcard in my mailbox than have to commit more time to reading online.