intertwingly

Robert Scoble: The blogosphere is a passion chamber.  This comes as the echos of Scoble's piece on persuasion die down.

I'll go on record as being a skeptic on the persuasion piece.  The secret of acting is sincerity. Once you have learnt to fake that, you're made.  'nuff said.

Passion comes closer to the mark for me.  It perfectly captures the William Hung aspect of blogging.

When I was a nine year old boy in the suburbs of Washington DC, it was a joy to be invaded by hoards of cicadas.  They were totally scary looking yet completely harmless.  Seventeen years later, the experience with my wife was completely different.  Next month, they will be back.  This creates a connection between different points in my life.  A personal connection.

So... let's all converge on this site and experience vicariously the simple joy of a person who is clearly passionate about cicadas.