First and foremost I guess I blogg for egotistical reasons, I like to see my ramblings in print, on the record. It doesn't really matter if anyone reads my blogg, I'd like it if they, did but that's not really why I do it. It's to put myself out there to commit to an idea or opinion. To put my crude writings out there for the world to see my limitations and foibles.
That is all well and good but it is also fun to play with the technology at a time when anyone can publish and have a voice. That is a revolutionary concept that has some very interesting social and political possibilities. It's an amazing time and I'm intrigued by this. Even at this moment I'm creating this on a small android tablet. How cool is that. Mostly I'm a geek.
Another element is the combined idea that I get to vent my frustrations and formulate ideas and by writing get some clarity. Writing forces me to commit to some organization these jumbled ideas and concepts that clutter my mind. It's a fun mental exercise this bogging to the electronic oblivion.
So I guess I do it because it's fun and a good mental exercise that allows me to revel in the technology and geekism and forces me to put myself out there in a very raw and personal way. Revealing my naked self