Not that Tom needs anybody to defend him, but I'm going to anyway: 1. Until recently nobody who blogged assumed they would become famous as a result of their blogging. 2. The "media hype" and subsequent fame are as interesting a topic as the blog itself. One may argue that perhaps the discussion belongs on another "media-related" blog. However, I would argue that I, and many other people, visit Random Acts of Reality to gain an insight on life, from Tom's point of view, as an EMT. The fact that this insight now includes some thoughts on 'fame' etc is an extension of Tom's honesty and so to completely ignore the issue would surely diminish the whole exercise?