So I have always been somewhat aloof of blogs and bloggers alike, treating them with a minute level of disdain and have mocked them more than a little on an infrequent basis. I always thought, "Who has the kind of time to lay out all their thoughts and opinions for the world to see? Who even cares, why would the world want to see anything that you have to say? The world as a whole will continue to move on regardless of your supposed individuality and seemingly unique thoughts, etc....."
Now you might be thinking, "Well, what seemed to have change your mind?"
Good question.... I am still trying to figure it out....
Over the last few years, I have become better "connected", more "in-tune" with today's technology, enmeshing myself in what seems to connect everybody these days: social networking... In fact, once upon a time, I treated Facebook with every ounce of vitriol I could conjure up, I had no desire to subject myself to the virtual manacles that so many people seem to be bound by. Once I realized that I would soon lose all communication with family, friends, etc, I had to make a weighty decision : Give in to an ever-changing world or become disconnected from everyone I loved and respected.
I chose the latter....
Since then, I have experienced some of the wonders an entity such as Facebook has to offer. I am able to argue, debate, concur, and discuss with friends and family, issues and concepts that probably would otherwise never be brought up in normal conversation. I began to realize that I actually enjoyed writing out my thoughts and ideas, they could take full bloom in a wall of articulated script unlike the stumbling, erratic vocalizations that issue forth from the lips of a less than eloquent man. I began to attempt to engage in debates and arguments with friends and family in avenues other than social networking sites via email, group pages, and the like. I discovered that it can be difficult to voice one's thoughts in text where the nuances and inflections of face-to-face conversation are not present. Feelings have a tendency to get hurt, misunderstanding and misconceptions are rampant in a seemingly impersonal manner of communication.
So I thought to myself, "Why purposely engage in an argument where someone can take offense so easily where no ill intentions were meant, when I can write out my random musings in a blog where people can choose to engage or not to?"
Hence the reasoning behind my decision to create a blog... I really do enjoy writing my thoughts, my brain has a tendency to be a convoluted soup, teaming with a vast assortment of ideas, opinions, etc. When I write, those said thoughts have the ability to sort themselves out in a seemingly articulate and semi-intelligible manner. My lack of eloquence is ever present, however. So hopefully as I continue to write in the future, I will only become more proficient in voicing my mind without causing too much confusion on the part of the reader.
So there you have it, my first blog....
