It's a personal thing

A couple of years ago I started blogging as a means of selfexpression. It has always been a hobby not once considering it to be journalism. Never owning or using a computer until my late 40's you sure can't call me a digital native. Even today I am not addicted to instant messaging or social networks. I am more apt to write about the President's policies than the drama at last night's party. The things I write about don't tend to have a lot of impact. The motivation comes from within, it tends to be very personal never implying I can change the world. Most of what I write is for my own benefit not for an audience. Posting to a blog helps me stay in touch with friends and family by documenting life experiences and thoughts through creative expression. I write about different subjects but mostly about myself just as most bloggers do. Bloggers trend to be a creative bunch and blogs are as individual as the people who write them. A hard core geek I am not but I don't need to be. Today everybody's got a printing press enabling a variety of people to write about a variety of subjects and that's a good thing for our culture.