The war in Ukraine with all its pain and suffering and unnecessary death and destruction has been my concern over the past month. Interest and concentration necessary to write about my little life has not been of interest. So instead of doing that I’m providing a filler for off the hook this time:
April 2022 will mark the fifth anniversary for “off the hook”. I started writing it a little while before I retired from my marketing career while vacationing with my pre-pandemic. It has become a regular feature of my life since then. It keeps me keen and aware and attuned to things that matter. I’ve written 97 posts to date, about one every three weeks to record my life. For me it’s an achievement to write so often and think I have something to say that others might enjoy to boot! To be honest, I didn’t have a master plan in mind. I just wanted to use the platform to write about my life and how I was living and now have 100 posts in sight. I wanted to catalogue what I was observing, doing and thinking about in respect to my life, my regrets, my aspirations, my achievements and anxieties. I’m gratified that there are readers who have found the writing to be (their words): “entertaining, thoughtful and sensitive”.
For those who are with me now and haven’t followed “off the hook” since it’s inception, I’ve decided to compile a list of the top ten blog posts that have resonated well with my audience. These are the posts which have the most “likes”, the most “comments” and/or the most “views”. In a few cases there are posts which I liked the best regardless of the response received. The audience is largely unknown aside from some friends and family who have regularly read my posts, commented and have shared their names. Some others have introduced me to their writing and blogs and that’s been illuminating as well. Thank you.
Apparently my writing and composition has improved over the years as many of the “best” were written in 2021 and 2022. But there are exceptions. There was one from September 14, 2018 of particular appeal: “Kvetches like the real deal”. The one with the most views, likes and comments was just published on March 1, 2022 and titled: “Just Sittin’ “. Those in my LinkedIn network liked “A marked man” most – with several hundreds of views; I figure it’s because information researchers are part of my network; they will most appreciate the subject.
For those who have not signed up and become a regular “follower”, I invite you to do so and to share your comments if anything I say moves you.
The Off the Hook Top Ten (not in order):
To find each of them simply type in the name of the post in the search bar at the top of offthehook to go directly to the post of interest. Categories are noted on the bottom of each post. Comments are always appreciated.
- Blue Toilet Paper Man, March 7, 2021
- She ate dirt, June 23, 2019
- A marked man, September 20, 2021
- The original social distancing, August 18, 2021
- Just sittin’ , March 1, 2022
- Happiness, where are you? June 13, 2022
- At long last, July 4, 2020
- Kvetches like the real deal, September 14, 2018
- A Solo Trip, December 9, 2021
- Seventy? Seventy! February 13, 2021
Enjoy!
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Five years went by so quickly!! I remember some of these, I plan to check out the ones that are not familiar… Keep up the good work š It was good to see you the other day. I hear you had a nice visit with Howard too! He enjoyed himself.
See you again soon, warmly, Ellen
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