Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I’ve looked at love that way

Recently, I’ve been spending time reading blogs that I find via EntreCard. You will note that I said, ‘reading’, and not just ‘clicking on’. You see, I want to hear what other people are saying. I might not comment a lot, but what I read adds into my background thinking.

As an example, I seem to recall a post, or perhaps a few posts about people getting engaged. There is this excitement, “OMG! I’m engaged!” People post about where the question was popped or perhaps the picture of a shiny new ring. Do you remember that dizzy dancing way you felt when you became engaged? Well, how about being ‘engaged’ in the blogs that you read?

For me, my engagement in blogs is related to my engagement in politics. My wife and I, who have been married for seven and a half years, are engaged. That may sound strange, and that may be unfortunate. Husbands and wives need to stay engaged with each other after the courtship. We are not only engaged with one another, but we are also very engaged in politics. She works for Common Cause, which has a tag line of ‘Holding Power Accountable’. That is a very important way to remain engaged. A week or so ago, Bob Edgar, the president of Common Cause came to speak in Connecticut. He met with bloggers before hand and we had a great discussion with him. He has a strong message of being engaged that deserves a blog post of its own.

Back in 2003, we were very engaged in Gov. Dean’s Presidential bid. When he ended his campaign, he urged his supporters to be engaged, to do more than just vote. So, Kim ran for State Representative and I managed the campaign. When Ned Lamont came along, he got many people engaged in politics and Kim and I both worked on his campaign. Ned has remained engaged and spoke last night at Central Connecticut State University. I spoke with others involved with politics, policy and higher education, ant those discussions deserve a blog post or two of their own as well.

While my wife and I have been engaged elsewhere, the Obama campaign has done great work in engaging new people in the political process. I hope many of them will remain engaged after the general election is over.

So, back to my blog. I’m engaged. I’m engaged in other blogs, a wide selection of blogs, the blogs of people who are engaged in the lives of their families, their pets, their businesses, their lives and the spiritual aspects of their lives. Hopefully, some of my blog posts help people connect different parts of these engagements.

Are you engaged?