Dear, dear followers...

...where are you?

Blogs work like this: Bloggers write stuff, and then YOU, the all-important follower, WRITE BACK. You tell the blogger how wrong he or she is, or how heartily you agree. You stamp your feet. You make noise. If you're exceedingly generous - and as I know each of you, I happen to know that you are - you share your perspective, your thoughts, and above all, the power of your unique voice.

Without these voices we are doomed to that most dreadful of all social media fates: virtual silence. Please use your powerful voices to help our small voice resonate. It's like using cloth shopping bags, or choosing to drive less. It's like turning off lights when you don't need them, or buying local produce. It seems such a small thing, but the ripples of your voice will carry on and on. Let us hear from you. It really does mean the world to us.