It's Just Me

In 2003 I was a computer illiterate. I didn't even know how to log onto to the Internet. My family had banned me from using the computer if they were not around since I had locked everyone out of the Internet.

Then came the summer of 2003 and a runner-up from a reality show came into my life and my life hasn't been the same since. My computer skills have greatly improved. I can now surf the web. Do my banking online. Book vacations and communicate with all my family and friends. This doesn't sound like much to some of you but to a middle-aged women it's quite an accomplishment.

I have been a member of several message boards and lately I have been disillusioned. It's seem you can only post what a few chosen members want to hear otherwise you are attacked viciously and told that your opinion is wrong. Post are deleted, post are edited and the reprimand from an administrator and the post that say your opinion is wrong follows. Where can I go to voice my opinion? Why here. This is the reason that I decided to start this blog. You can agree with me or not but here I don't care. This is my blog.

Yes I am a fan a Clay Aiken. He had me from the moment when he sang "take". I voted throughout the season and was disappointed when he was not "allowed" to win. Why, we will never know but many people think he did. The day after the "anomaly" as it is called in Claydom I started looking for information on this remarkable young man with the beautiful voice. My computer days began.

I have followed his career and with my husband and family have attended many concerts and this past spring Spamalot. I have met many wonderful people though my fandom. But then again there are the over the top fans that embarrass us all. I don't consider myself one of them. They are just are clueless that they do more harm to Clay's career than good. They give the hate bloggers and talk show host fodder of making jokes at Clay's expense. They respond to every negative mention or appeared diss of Clay causing more fuel to the fire. I am tired of being ridiculed by these people because of these few over-top-fans.

Why all the hate? Why so much time hating on the man. I have read where they say Clay only stays in 5 star hotels when he travels with UNICEF. But in an interview from yesterday from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel http://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/sfl-0706celebtravel,0,6215686.story he tell about while visiting Afghanistan he stayed in a bare bones hut with no toilets or running water. Today he posted about his trip last month to Somalia. You can read it here. http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org/field_visit/.

I wish there were more people in the world like Clay Aiken. I seems that he is doing and living his life his way. He is trying to make a difference in this world. Not trying to make a buck.

In the future I will not always blog about Clay but hope to voice my thoughts about other subjects. Thanks for reading.

Just me!