I've considered starting a blog for a long time but there is one thing always holding me back. I never really read nor do I hold Blogs in high regard. Sure they are becoming more and more common. But for the life of me I've always found them to be exorcises in self centered exploration. Tools for one extreme to bend facts to fit there personal viewpoints with little or no journalistic integrity. The more I hear about Blogs being the new sources of news, the less I trust them. Surely a blogger spends more time formatting and flowering up and formatting their pages than they do exploring a News Event. Are they out in the streets interviewing sources? Are they vetting sources credibility with any reliable professionals who get paid to Vet people?
Yet here I am with my first Blog entry. What actual purpose do I expect to achieve in a medium that I find suspect? Ultimately it is the same thing most people want, to leave a footprint on the world. This is the first step. It is the beginning, and at the bottom I suspect will be the end.
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