Giving it a shot

Okay, so I have been hearing all about this cultural phenomenon called "blogging" for long enough. It's time for me to see what all the hubbub is about. After all, I like to think that part of my job is keeping current with pop culture, especially when it comes to interactive communication. Or mass media. Or sports. I have a great job. As the saying goes, "It's good work, if you can get it." And I got it. I am trying to decide whether or not to actually tell you what my job is. See, I have read a few of these weblogs, and many people do not want to be personally identified, I suppose out of fear of personal consequences. And given the nature of what I do, perhaps I should attempt to retain some anonymity. Then again I suppose this depends largely on what I intend to say here. And if I plan on having an audience. See, there's another issue altogether. Most likely everything I write here will not be read by anyone, and that may be okay with me. Then again I may decide to make this public, and if this is the case, I may want to protect myself from any personal or professional consequences. I'll make these decisions later. For now, I will only introduce myself by saying that I am a yankee-southerner transplanted to the midwest for professional reasons. I may decide to use this as a venting source, or I may decide to use it to actually write something that may be of value to me, if no one else. So until I make all of these very important decisions, I will simply say welcome to my personal blog, and I hope that you get everything out of it that you thought you would. And that is likely as long as you expect nothing except wasted time. Until next time....