mini random vent.

mini random vent.i have to vent a little bit. keep in mind that this has been a bit of a crazy week, and normally, i hope i wouldn't be so sensitive about this. but this week, i have had so many people share variations of the following, "how are you and joe doing? i'm sorry, i haven't checked your blog in weeks." some of these people told me this in person...the same people who said the same thing to me several weeks ago. some of these people told me over email...uh, couldn't you have spared a minute to check the blog before you emailed? now i don't expect everyone to read our blog (i'm of course talking about the REAL blog, not this one. i don't care if nobody reads this one, because i realize i just post all kinds of nonsense here...). some people are truly super busy. some people are truly computer illiterate. some people don't have regular internet connection. some people don't feel all that close to us, and therefore we don't register in their daily thoughts. i understand that. and i understand that people are not supposed to think about joe every waking moment like i do. and i understand that the fact that people are asking at all shows that they care. and i understand that any inkling of love and support we receive is an incredible blessing because we're not entitled to any of it. but at the same time, i just think...if people really cared as much as they claim to care, wouldn't they try to check up more regularly? i have learned to pick out the polite people from the caring people. polite people almost always get the answer, "oh fine, thank you for asking" when they ask about joe. the others get a more honest answer. that is my vent for today. and that is all it is. just a vent. i'm not actually mad at anyone. really.