This word has come about during much discussion and debate; sparked by my husband finding offence in the way I worded the last sentence in my “About Me” section. I took what he said and internalized it; like everything else that is said to me and found myself doing what I hate, qualifying my thoughts.

Webster’s Dictionary defines the word qualify like this: to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form. MODIFY, to make less harsh or strict; to alter the strength or flavor of.

In a semi controlled rage I began to vacuum my house. As I pushed and pulled in an effort to beautify my home and work off the annoyance that lingered in my soul, I had this thought: Like a prostitute gives away her body to fulfill a narcissistic need to feel loved and accepted, I too prostitute my thoughts and creativity to the masses.

Now, don’t go freaking out on me. I don’t want to receive hate mail from strangers or friends who read that statement without first knowing that the word, PROSTITUTE has more than one meaning. My trusty Webster’s Dictionary defines Prostitute thusly: A person (as a writer or painter) who deliberately debases himself or his talents.

As I study what I am writing I realize that just sharing my thoughts is not prostituting them. It is not until I take my thoughts and allow someone else to use them for their own gain do I become a prostitute of thought; or in this case, a “blogstertute.” I am not accepting payment for my craft, in exchange for allowing my thoughts to be skewed or misused. But I am fulfilling a basic need; whether it be a narcissistic one or an altruistic one.

I write the above in order to communicate this: There will be times when the words that I type, and the words you eventually read, will be taken out of context, or misread, or misunderstood. My task is to put out into the endless pit of cyber-space the inter-workings of my thoughts; the key phrase is, “MY THOUGHTS.” I am not posting blogs in order to generate more friends, or to build a fan base. I have a desire to post the thoughts that daily fly about my brain at a break neck pace. If you happen to enjoy reading the things that I write, then I invite you to check in on this page daily, or weekly, and I thank you now, for reading. If, however, you find my thoughts lame, boring, too provocative, or offensive, then I beg you to not give out my web address, and to quit reading the things that I post; and I apologize, now for offending, boring or embarrassing you.

So, to those of you who are going to continue reading my blogs; snuggle in close and get comfortable, this could get interesting!