Headfirst into the Blogosphere
Okay, until recently I didn’t pay much attention to blogs, bloggers, blogging, etc., etc. So, what changed? Well, every now and then I would be sent a link to a random blog that I found either interesting, funny, or down right irritating. Occasionally I might want to add a comment or two, but often wanted to say more than a “comment” could really capture. And, after realizing how work was overtaking my life, I realized I needed an outlet for creative expression, or at least a place to post my comments about things in the world. Around the same time is when the Lunarpages 404 fiasco happened and I decided to switch web hosting companies.
Well, the switch in web hosting companies gave me a chance to redesign the website and to make things easier, I decided to try out WordPress, which is primarily a blogging system (with lots of additional features that make it boarder on being a content management system). As I was setting up the site, I started looking at more blogs and actually finding more people that I both agreed and disagreed with. Some, even those I disagreed with, seemed to have some decent idea. So, I thought “Hey, there’s this nifty blogroll thingy in WordPress, might was well make use of it.” Well, after I realized that most of the links I added were to political blogs, I decided that I needed to break it into categories.
I’m still working on deciding exactly what categories I want to add, but should have that decided pretty soon. Then it’s just a matter of finding the “right” links to add into each section. They should be appearing over the next couple of days. I might not agree with everything that’s posted on these blogs I link to, but something at some point caught my attention enough to make me want to go back to them.
So, after a few years standing at the edge of the blogosphere, looking in and occasionally testing the water, I’ve now dived in headfirst. Only time will tell for sure what it will bring, but it should be an interesting ride…
