Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Another Post You Won't Read...
Ok, so nobody really cares how long bloggers have been in the business. Despite our self-important and grandiose notions that we're changing the world, we're really not doing squat.
Ok, maybe we're reconfirming the suspicions of our readers about their political points of view. But really, what's the difference between yelling at the TV, and arguing on the blogosphere? Well, I guess in the blogosphere you can see what you said once you sober up.
So, a year and half a month after I started this trite little project, I reflect back on why I do this on occasion.
Some do it for fame.
Some do it for money.
Others do it for wine and women (or men, not that there's anything wrong with that...)
I do it to vent.
My current job gives me a great deal of freedom with words, but in a very structured environment. I don't always feel like writing once I get home. I don't always have something to say (unlike others), but when I do, I try to make a point. I don't get into fractious and fruitless arguments, or get myself into too much trouble.
So on my year-plus anniversary of blogging, all I can hope is that you've read my stuff and chuckled. Or better yet, come up with an original thought for yourself.
And no, I'm not giving up on my secret identity either. Much has been made about the "Nots". Not Larry Sabato, Not Gretchen Bulova, Not etc. etc.
Some have opened up and revealed themselves as if they were superheros pulling back the mask... But I'm Not Guy Incognito, and I'm sticking with it.
Ok, maybe we're reconfirming the suspicions of our readers about their political points of view. But really, what's the difference between yelling at the TV, and arguing on the blogosphere? Well, I guess in the blogosphere you can see what you said once you sober up.
So, a year and half a month after I started this trite little project, I reflect back on why I do this on occasion.
Some do it for fame.
Some do it for money.
Others do it for wine and women (or men, not that there's anything wrong with that...)
I do it to vent.
My current job gives me a great deal of freedom with words, but in a very structured environment. I don't always feel like writing once I get home. I don't always have something to say (unlike others), but when I do, I try to make a point. I don't get into fractious and fruitless arguments, or get myself into too much trouble.
So on my year-plus anniversary of blogging, all I can hope is that you've read my stuff and chuckled. Or better yet, come up with an original thought for yourself.
And no, I'm not giving up on my secret identity either. Much has been made about the "Nots". Not Larry Sabato, Not Gretchen Bulova, Not etc. etc.
Some have opened up and revealed themselves as if they were superheros pulling back the mask... But I'm Not Guy Incognito, and I'm sticking with it.
