Okay, very briefly, and before the Ambien kicks in... I have been sitting in a conference all week that addresses significant security issues for the line of work I'm in, depending upon the countries in which you work. In fact, I am currently somewhere that, at least in this very metropolitan-seeming resort, blocks blogspot.com addresses.
One conversation led to another, and I suddenly felt like I wanted to lock down my blog. So I tried it. The process offered to let me invite people to sign up from a list of some of my contacts, but it certainly was not inclusive enough. So not everyone that I wanted to receive an invitation got one. And some who were probably thinking, "What makes you think I want to read your tripe?" did get invites. It's a broad audience out there, you know.
By today, I had calmed down a bit, so I am taking the restrictions off and am back to an open shop (and the world rejoices, no doubt). But I did realize there are some projects we (my work peeps and moi) are starting to participate in that will likely necessitate me locking this down at given moments depending upon what visas I need to apply for in the future. We'll navigate that when the time comes.
In the meantime, I hope I did not cause offense with either the lack of an invite or the intrusion of an unwanted invite.
Back to free flow drivel...or dribble, as the Ambien begins its work...
