Why I Post at 9:37 PM

Before I write anything let me say something; I've been up watching a movie and drinking a rather cheap bottle of wine by myself. I have a rule of never deleting posts from my blog. Hopefully this one turns out alright and I don't have to go back and do some editing tomorrow.

I've had a few people ask why I even bother writing on my blog. It's not like a whole ton of people read it or its on anything deeply meaningful. Some people say they write for themselves; if that was the case the blog would have a password on it and nobody would be able to get to the site. I think like most people who write a blog, I'm trying to put something that lasts and is somewhat meaningful or has some kind of impact on others. Along with writing I paint. A small group of people in the world have this eager to create something beyond themselves and that extends past their own circles. I guess I fall into that group.

This site is a small part of me. I've had many friends and family members, who know me personally, state that my writing sounds like me, like something I would say. In literary terms, I have a strong voice in my writing. Even the technical writing I do in sociology has a piece of me in it, and readers have picked up on it. This journal of small, short commentary is probably the best way of getting to know me in a quick time frame. By writing on the web I'm able to leave something of myself for others to come into contact with.

I know nothing that I write here has a deep philosophical meaneing behind it. I'm not disillusioned into thinking that countless people read my blog. But I do know people read it. And I do know that strangers read what I have to say. Some days its angry rants about the screaming children in my store, other days I have something of value to add. From the emails I've received though I know that the keystrokes I've created have had some kind of impact beyond my personal life. That makes me happy in a way. A total stranger has read what I have written and knows how I've felt in the last few years of me keeping a blog.