Confessions of a Grandma

A recent post on Aunt Amelia's Attic  got me thinking and wondering about comments. I always like to read the comments that readers may leave and I often--but by no means always--like to leave a comment on the blogs that I read on a regular basis. But I'm thinking I don't really know the standard protocol. I see that some respond to individual comments on the same comment page.  That means, if you assume a conversation is taking place through comments, that you would have to check back for new comments.  That's extra time and effort I don't always make. Some bloggers send an e-mail as follow-up to a comment I have made on their blog.  It's nice to get e-mail that isn't selling me something. Sometimes it seems a response is called for--some kind of acknowledgement--but is it always expected?  Is there and Emily Post for bloggers?  Friends and family often ask me what a blog is or why I write on.  I say it is just like the diary I used to k...