Blogging
I wonder often why I created this blog.
I am not a needy individual. I do not require your vindication (though I admit, your infusions of knowledge are quite delightful).
Nor do I feel a desire to spew vitriol. Quite the contrary.
But some days, I do know why. And I am grateful to Andrew Sullivan for reminding me.
I wish I'd been blogging on 9/11. To remember exactly what I was thinking, when the 2nd tower hit? Or when I got up for breakfast and saw the 1st tower on fire, and wondered if it was real? That would be something. But I HAVE so much from my blog. These memories, with the faulty nature of my memory, would likely be lost if not for it.
I do not possess many of the facets that Andrew mentions. I do not have a bevy of readers; I do not engage in huge email debates through my blog. However, I do enjoy being able to participate in comment-fests on others' blogs. Blogging has had a wonderful effect on literacy and the overall importance of text versus video.
Thank you, Andrew Sullivan. I liked you on Real Time with Bill Maher, you have given me a small present today, and you have proved yourself worth listening to in future.
Without further ado,
Andrew Sullivan: Why I Blog
I am not a needy individual. I do not require your vindication (though I admit, your infusions of knowledge are quite delightful).
Nor do I feel a desire to spew vitriol. Quite the contrary.
But some days, I do know why. And I am grateful to Andrew Sullivan for reminding me.
I wish I'd been blogging on 9/11. To remember exactly what I was thinking, when the 2nd tower hit? Or when I got up for breakfast and saw the 1st tower on fire, and wondered if it was real? That would be something. But I HAVE so much from my blog. These memories, with the faulty nature of my memory, would likely be lost if not for it.
I do not possess many of the facets that Andrew mentions. I do not have a bevy of readers; I do not engage in huge email debates through my blog. However, I do enjoy being able to participate in comment-fests on others' blogs. Blogging has had a wonderful effect on literacy and the overall importance of text versus video.
Thank you, Andrew Sullivan. I liked you on Real Time with Bill Maher, you have given me a small present today, and you have proved yourself worth listening to in future.
Without further ado,
Andrew Sullivan: Why I Blog