The side-effects of blogging can be more damaging than you might think. From Cheese is Alive:

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about being a goat. I was venting my sadness, how I miss the cheese, and my general ennui. I thought long and hard about writing that post because it was so personal, perhaps something that would be better shared with a shrink. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the people I really wanted to share it with were the people who read my blog. I wanted to let people know the reason for my infrequent posts. If I am honest about cheese, I have to be honest about myself.

So I posted it.

Shortly after the post went up I was called in for a talk with my boss and I was fired.

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