{"id":906,"date":"2011-09-30T09:15:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T09:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raphshirley.com\/blog\/?p=906"},"modified":"2011-11-16T13:25:24","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T13:25:24","slug":"why-i-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raphshirley.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/30\/why-i-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive reader offer! Download your free pirate copy of Jessie J’s Absurdist Price Tag pop song here<\/a> now! Right click. Save as. It’s what she would have wanted.<\/p>\n

Was that joke worth 99p considering that it is eight months and two days past its sell by date?<\/p>\n

And now to a discussion of the important question of the day: why does Raph Shirley give his writings out for free when he could probably sell it for a shed? ‘It’s not about the money.’ I jus’ wanna make the world happier, more informed, and a better place for all. ‘Why is everybody so serious?’<\/p>\n

‘I love life.’ – Will Smith, star of Hancock. <\/p>\n

‘I don’t need your money.’ It just seems like all the mainstream bloggers are doin’ it for the wrong reasons. ‘Am I the only one gettin’ tired?’ All I need is a key board and six pack o’ Tesco value to blow your<\/em> mind. That is how I will\u00c2\u00a0achieve\u00c2\u00a0the level of blogging\u00c2\u00a0attained\u00c2\u00a0by Genuine Thriving<\/a>. And all without even the most basic grasp of good prose style.<\/p>\n

‘We get on a treadmill together, two things: You’re gettin’ off first, or I’m gonna die! It’s that simple.’ – Will Smith, star of Hancock.<\/p>\n

No, but seriously, why do I blog?<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00c2\u00a0Sheer plagiarism.<\/em> Blogging is the ideal sphere for passing off other people’s ideas as your own.<\/li>\n
  2. Beauty.<\/em> \u00c2\u00a0I don’t need to be\u00c2\u00a0surrounded\u00c2\u00a0by sexy women offering me love 24 hours a day. I am, but I don’t need to be. I just take a look through past blogs, that’s more beauty than any normal man could handle mate. Allow me to introduce, Truth, Beauty, Beauty, Truth.<\/li>\n
  3. Truth.<\/em> I believe in it. End of.<\/li>\n
  4. Changin’ the world.<\/em> A:<\/strong> in August 2011 my blog\u00c2\u00a0received\u00c2\u00a078 hits from 3 countries, and only 44 of them were from my home. B:<\/strong> I rule your dreams.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    ‘I want the world to be a better place because I was here’ – Will Smith, star of Hancock.<\/p>\n

    When I sit down to write a blog post, I don’t think ‘right, now lets produce another masterpiece of insight for the grateful masses’. I don’t think. Period. I watch this Will Smith video:<\/p>\n