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So Technorati is giving away a trip to BlogHer, and I really feel as if I ought to be there, so here's my entry. I'm supposed to talk about how blogging has affected my life.

Blogging has given me a great outlet for my ideas, and has introduced me to some marvelous people. The most important aspect of it, though, is that it eases some of the isolation I feel about having to live in Kentucky.

I lived on the East Coast for about 15 years, and most of my friends are there. I became ill several years ago, and my health makes it impossible for me to live on my own. My only support system is centered in Kentucky, so here I am. I have no local friends. There's nothing to do except for my solitary pursuits - painting, writing, reading, swimming - though most of the time I'm too sick to do any of those things.

Once every year or two I manage to take a trip to see friends, but that is becoming more difficult. I'd be able to make this trip this year, but who knows if I could do it another time? It may be a now or never situation.

I think I should be there because I've been relentless in advocating for women bloggers. I started the What She Said! site to help give Progressive Women a strong presence on the web. My own blog here, The Goddess is an unusual approach to political writing, which is strongly influenced by my background as a disabled, Native American, Pagan Feminist. I'm talking about Feminism, the politics of Religion and civil rights in strong, new, and sometimes militant terms. I want to be heard, and I want to hear more women's voices sing out in this blogosphere.