well, look at this. a blog.
it’s certainly overdue. not that i haven’t been blogging elsewhere, but i’ve always been super reluctant to put myself online and into the conversation. partly because of personality–i’m more interested in listening than telling. partly because of image–there’s the image of the blowhard self-promoting blogger, who feels obligated to bless the world with his opinions.
i’ve been around blogging since, well, for as long as it has been around. (more on that later). i’ve even written some blogging software.
so why start blogging now?
well, i want to be a better writer. apparently doing something consistently, day in and day out, is the only way to improve.
additionally, i want to keep track of my ideas and development. there’s definitely been an evolution in my attitudes towards technology—what it can do, what it can’t do. let’s just say the endless optimism of the early to mid 90′s has worn just a little bit, and an appreciation that technology for it’s own sake isn’t all that interesting.
it will be value to have a written record to point to, both when i’m right and when i’m wrong. and i want that record to be public. turns out, it’s no fun to be right if no one knows it. no fun to be wrong–if there isn’t someone to correct you.
i think i can learn, about myself, and the world i work in, by blogging. being accountable for what i write will force me to be a better researcher, deeper thinker, and clearer communicator.
finally, i want to tell my story. i want to clear the air, set the record straight, explain the world.
you know. as i see it.