Hesitation

Do I really want to do this? Do I really want to "blog"?

The reasons I am hesitant:
These things often become gushy, confessional, and self-centered.
They usually display rattled off opinions rather than well thought-out expressions.

So I am not trying this so that I can "lacerate" in front of an audience.
I appreciate informed discourse and the chance to learn from others.
I hope this will allow me to stay in touch with friends on an intellectual level.
I hope this will be practice for more formal writing and thinking.
I hope that as I shore up my own ruins, I might help others do the same.

We shall see..