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With thanks to Benjamin Judge, who pointed me in the right direction.
I’m part of a scene: the Manchester blogging scene. This is a surprise to my family, who believe to a man that I should remain unseen as far as possible, given my predilection for oldfashionedness: dress sense; religion; approach to mumhood – you name it and I’m a couple of decades behind the rest of the country. Though I see drainpipes and draped scarves are back in fashion, I said to myself as I watched Doctor Who and ate my Viennetta.
I quote from http://www.delineo.com/the-state-of-the-manchester-blogosphere/
In September 2010, Delineo commissioned a report to investigate the Manchester blog community. This research investigated over 350 blogs in order to accurately capture a snapshot of the vibrant blogging scene in the city.
According to the report, the average personal blog has 14 posts per month. I am happy to declare that I am above average: page 14 of the report proves it. I also get an honourable – though inaccurate – mention on page 18, which claims that my sixteenth month-old blog was set up in May 2005. If I had listened just once to Tory Boy it would have been; unfortunately, I only noticed him when he left home and gave me somewhere to store the wet washing on a rainy day, so I was a bit late in coming to the party.
Still, they say there’s no such thing as not quite right publicity, so I’m not complaining. Why should I? I’m on the scene.
That is pretty cool! What fun to be part of ‘the scene.’
I know; it’s great! And the best part is, I didn’t have to leave the house or actually meet anybody.
Yours has to be the most consistently funny and/or sensible blog in existence, let alone in Manchester!
Aw, bless you! (Now tell all your friends about me)
Sensible? I’m intrigued.
I miss you; hurry home soon.
A couple of decades behind? Is that all? My kids would tell you I’m at least 30.
Not only are on the scene but ‘vibrant’.