Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
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Shallow cross carpeting
It is such a disgusting sight to see some Imo youth who were supporting Ihedioha suddenly switching sides and promoting Hope Uzodimma. Its very repulsive. Nobody said you should not show the new governor the respect that is due to him. But at least try to demonstrate a sense of ideology or principle no matter how small. Nigerians need that desperately. Nigeria needs political parties with sharper and clearer ideological coloration which has actually been taking place for the past several years where we see the APC beginning to behave like a left wing party and PDP more to the right. Try to have some sense of moral and political decency. Nobody said don’t show respect to the new governor but please try to show that you have some roots because rootlessness in politics has never helped anybody. This wayo that some Imo youths have of using “I am a democrat” to justify a policy of AGIP will not work. If you are a true democrat then my friend try to demonstrate some principles. True democrats have principles not AGIP. Keep your eye on the ball of justice rather than allow yourself to be hoodwinked into behaving like a nincompoop with no principles. What kind of shallow cross carpeting is that?
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.
You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.
Why do this?
- Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
- Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.
The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.
To help you get started, here are a few questions:
- Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
- What topics do you think you’ll write about?
- Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
- If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?
You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.
Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.
When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.
