A buddy of mine recently told me that he considered a good blog to be one with a link every few words. I was a little put off at this, not only because I had been thinking of starting one of my own and it put the pressure on, but because I don't think blogs should be mere 21st century radio-repeater/filters. Its easy to appear smart by seeming well-informed but frankly, the way its most often done is pretty lame.
Now, don't misunderstand me, I get much of my news from these repeaters, and political bloggers are just going to become more important as the internetless die off, but that doesn't excuse the fact that every A+ certified libertarian thinks they have insightful commentary to offer on world affairs.
If "writing is thinking on paper," it seems like a lot of people spend their precious mental energy compulsively reviewing what they hear but not really building with it. That's kinda creepy, eh?
Since there are already people, with either more time or more drive than I have, chaperoning the internet, I'm going to take advantage of my freedom from social responsibilities and work on my personal writing. By that I mean I want to become more articulate and interesting on the fly. The only way I know to do this is practice.
The only people who would be interested in reading this are people who know me. I will keep links to a minimum, and try to keep from making myself seem more interesting than I am by talking about things that have little or nothing to do with me. Words may be used incorrectly or out of context as I experiment both with new vocabulary and creative usage. The passive may be overused. Entries may be rewritten days after originally being posted. This thing will probably be fairly boring until I "get in my groove, and I will probably refrain from telling anyone about it until I'm sure its alive.
