One more voice

As someone who holds a social science degree, I've really come to appreciate the value of the blog as a historical tool. As long as there's an internet, blogs will exist as unintentional (or maybe intentional in the lives of those with great foresight) historical documents that will give insight to future generations, for better or worse.

I kept a blog while I was in college and occassionally enjoy going back to read about my life during that time. I began the blog right around the time I began dating my wife and maintained it through our engagement. I wrote poems and songs and posted them there (some of which I wish I could get rid of). There are comments from a friend of mine who has since died. I appreciate feeling that sense of connection to him.

So, with that said, here I go again. This time, I'm not so interested in providing updates on my life as I am in finding a way to express some of the deeper things that I'm wrapping my mind around. In ten years I'll probably look back at this website with some embarrassment, as well as some desires to be more like I am right now. That's how it always seems to work. People are rarely satisfied with who they are, but instead determine the value of their life based on who they would like to be and who they've already been.

This isn't a pulpit for me, but rather it is more like a journal. Therefore, don't be offended if you post a comment of severe disagreement or agreement and I do not respond. If it is an important matter to you, e-mail me your phone number and we will sit down and talk face to face with courage and humility. I have no interest in the cowardly debate that is often produced by not having to look your opponent in the eye. Internet bravado, in my opinion, produces the same sensation and result as gossip and slander. I'm unimpressed.

That being said, I hope this serves you well, and I hope it serves me well. Check back often, and I'll try to maintain it often.