Thursday, January 14, 2010

And It Begins...

I don't like blogs. They seem self-indulgent. You want to hear my thoughts? Ask me. If you don't ask, why would I feel the need to provide them? Blogs only open your ideas up to criticism. Why would I want to be anonymously criticized for what I believe?

And, yet, I find myself writing these words. How long will this all last? Probably not long. I am sure I will lose interest quickly. Much like other things: you get excited, spend some time with it, the fun peters away, and you stop. I predict this will happen with my blogging.

I have three main interests: Sports, Entertainment, and Politics. That said, the thing that I would most like to explore in a public forum and with other like or unlike-minded folk in the blogosphere has more to do with humanity, personal emotion, ethics, and faith. I don't really care for debate and argument -- I do this for a living. I am more interested in sharing and feedback.

Good faith. That is what I ask for: good faith. I don't want to be stuck in a discussion with someone whose mission it is to create difference and controversy. Let's talk with people who give a damn in the first place to have a meaningful conversation. There are plenty of turd douchebags in the world; I see many of them on a day-to-day basis. I'd rather spend this time constructively.

So, here it is. Against all my good senses, I am sharing my thoughts publicly. In our tech generation this is called "blogging." I suppose it is our 21st century way of gathering at a community center for a Tuesday night book club or Bible/fill-in-the-holy-book reading. The difference is that I am less interested in people telling me about their thoughts on life as told to them through scripture, and more on how life experience has shaped who they are.

I'll be impressed if I am back tomorrow or sometime within the next seven days. So, let's let this sit, marinate, and come back in whatever form it takes.