With friends like these...

A lesson learned. Keep quiet about the blogging thing. Your friends will not support you in your endeavor. They will think you a self-centered nerd. They will be correct in their assessment, of course, but that doesn't take away the hurt. Also, if you misspell anything, they will descend upon you like a pack of rabid dogs. At least mine did. I'm back in the closet as of today.