Why Blog?
// March 3rd, 2005 // Uncategorized
Why blog? I’ve been a blogosceptic for some time now. I fear that blogs will inevitably become self-obsessed and become long descriptions of the parts of us that we wish gained more attention. Or that it will be a depository for the endless minutia of my life and thoughts. Or maybe in an attempt to please some concept of the reader it will become hollow and lifeless. Perhaps this is true. But three things drew me on regardless. One, I dont have the time to write long, edited newsletters to my friends as I once did. Two, surely the blog medium has some art in it as is evidenced often in this nomadlife community. Three, writing is better than not writing and the good will come with the bad- accept it or forever be one the verge of expression.
If “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” was a blog it would surely be the best blog in the world. The novel combines a mans roadtrip across the Rockies, a journey through 2,000 years of Western philosophy, and a man wrestling with becoming his true self. I think this is the key to blogging, to combine the journey, with the message and the personal tale. N.B. If I start blogging about Quality and how to adjust the petrol intake on your bike then Im stealing and must be stopped. Down Phaedrus.
