I've been accutely aware of this as my reader base has expanded over the last several months to several thousand readers and 10s of thousands of page views. My

I've been accutely aware of this as my reader base has expanded over the last several months to several thousand readers and 10s of thousands of page views. My goal is to stay honest and still be willing to make a fool of myself. The main difference now, as I prepare myself and my writing to share things I find uncomfortable to share, is that I'm aware that it's possible that my grandmother will see it. My strategy in dealing with that isn't to be more cautious. Instead, it's to level with my grandmother. Because of the strange dynamic of the net there are things I'm okay sharing with the anonymous masses that I'd be pretty upset if my grandmother or my kids found out. So I'm going through the process of making sure my grandmother and kids know everything there is to know. That's scary and difficult. But in the end, I think it's positive.