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In the article, Bloggers About Blogging by Rebecca Blood, Fred First talks about how he had started his blog, Fragments of Floyd, when he had began blogging in March 2002. He mentions how it didn't really become a blog until June, after he had lost his job; a reader had responded to one of Fred's post and explained how his words had given him hope. With this connection, he wanted to spend more time writing and creating a sense of community on the web. First says, "I think that this was my core need— to listen to others and to be heard, and to make a difference, to be a part of something."


Fred is also a photographer and uses that experience as a way to help him write. He originally started by posting one of his photographs and then would write about whatever was on his mind. Since then, his format has hardly changed as his writing focuses primarily on the small everyday events of life that are overlooked by most people. His love for the pace, place, and pleasures of simple country living continue to influence him as he writes.


I found the interview with Fred First to be inspiring as I start my own blog. I like that he has tried to stay away from the political and current events areas of blogging because of the unnecessary drama it creates in the blogosphere. I really like how his blogs pertain to his personal life, everyday life, and how they include his photography.