My first weblog column
Well whaddaya know, I've gotten the geek urge to start my own weblog! Why? Well, a few reasons, actually (in no particular order).
It's a more flexible way to document my
opinions.
I do have a separate page of my opinions; however I haven't updated
it since 1997 since adding to the structure of that page
just makes the page longer and more awkward. I intend to
write my weblog as a series of separate pages, so it'll be
a simpler matter of updating the index file and renaming
files.
It's a chance to practice my writing
skills.
I do like writing, but at work right now I don't have the
need to do much writing. The writing I'll be doing here
will probably be the informal, opinionated type typical of
weblogs.
It's a way to document my thoughts for my own
future reference.
Even though I haven't updated my opinions page in years, it's been
interesting to go back to it to see what my opinions on
various topics were years ago.
It's an easy way for visitors to my site to get to
know me.
Although my website is primarily for my own benefit (the
ability to access my favorite links anywhere), it's also
written with visitors in mind. My thinking: if anyone
bothers to visit, it'll be someone who doesn't know me that
well.
So what will I write about? My opinions on current events, perhaps a journal on whatever interesting things happen during the week, I dunno. I hope to write something at least once a month, ideally something weekly. They'll be about as long as my Emails to others - sometimes several paragraphs, sometimes only a few sentences to get a point across.
The format of the weblog pages are a modification of my usual pages, intended to look OK when/if printed to hardcopy, i.e. printer-friendly format. The navigation menu is different from my usual. These pages will use a separate CSS template file, so colors and formatting may drift from my usual.
It's common for new columns in newspapers, magazines, news sites, etc., for the first column to mention why the column exists... as if my web site could be considered a news site! Yeah, it could be arrogant of me to think that anyone bothers visiting my site, but who knows? Hello out there!
[Sound of chirping crickets...]
Boy it's really dark out there. [Doing my famous Dory impersonation (from the movie Finding Nemo)] Echo! Echo!
But I digress...