Invitation and Instructions

I planned to send this to a number of people through email, but my wife decided to write an election reminder email and we thought it was best to put a link to my blog from there instead:

Hello there!

You are cordially invited to my blog, the 12th Letter. I thought I'd give a formal invitation to more people on my address list, so if you received a link to my blog already from a previous message, then I thank you for being patient with me.

I'm inviting you because I don't get to talk with many of you and I would like to hear your thoughts on certain issues. Of course, if you would rather not comment publicly, I wouldn't mind getting private comments through email. I discuss many topics in my articles, but the majority of them concern politics, philosophy, religion, science, and martial arts.

I want this blog to have a civil atmosphere, so please respond respectfully to other commentators. You can definitely make your position known, especially since I write about the more incendiary topics. Yes, I have very opinionated articles, but like any editorial or op-ed, it's supposed to stimulate thought and discussion. I'm fully aware that there are some of you I invited who do not have the same belief system I do or you may have the same belief system but have different nuances to it. I'm applying the principle "a man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still" and know that this is all about reasoned discussion among the people in my life, which is something I enjoy and I hope you will too.

If you want to make a comment, click on the title of the blog article. The next page will show the article by itself with a comment box on the bottom.
1) Post your comment in the comment box.
2) Click on the "Select Profile" drop-down arrow, and select "Name/URL," write your name, and click "Continue."
3) Click on "Post Comment" then you'll have to pass a simple anti-spamming check window: Enter the word verification password they provide and click on "Finish."

If your comment is long and you don't want to lose it, my suggestion is to write it on Word or Notepad first then copy and paste into the comment box. The simplest way to post a comment is to email it to me and tell me that you want it posted in response to a particular article.

And if you want to receive updates in email form, just respond with a reply and I'll keep you on the list. Or, if you want to do a feed or a subscription, there are different RSS feeds on the sidebar and Atom is at the very bottom of the blogpage.

Hope to hear from you!