Introduction, testing, etc.
test test test
[edit] Okay, it works. This all-black layout is kinda cool, too. :)
I'm starting this on April Fools Day, but it's not intended as a joke. More an experiment, actually. I've done some political blogging, mostly last fall prior to the U.S. presidential election, but over a couple of months of doing that, I discovered that, although I genuinely care about politics, I don't really like politics. In fact, politics just tends to raise my blood pressure. Even during the Clinton administration--which perhaps can be considered the most sleaze-friendly administration in my lifetime--I found politics to be a frustrating business. But rather than put the sleaze stuff on that blog, I figured it would be better to have a more topically-based blog. I figure people who read a blog do so because they are interested in the subject matter of the blog, so mixing up the subject matter in a schizophrenic manner would probably be counterproductive. Of course, there are exceptions to this--major blogs devoted to a variety of things, but I guess I don't want to be like that. I'd rather have a seperate blog for each topic. So, so far, I have two: this one and the mostly-dormant politics one.
My first order of business will be to come up with some ideas of what to post here. I'm doubtful if there will be pictures, unfortunately. Not only are copyright issues more sticky-feeling with pictures (is posting them here covered under "fair use" or isn't it?), there is also the issue of where to host them. I would need a convenient webhost that was willing to allow sleaze-type stuff. A lot of the most common places have clauses in their terms of service that preclude anything "pornographic," for example, and this might create difficulties. The other problem is that if there are pictures here, then it becomes necessary to be more discreet as to when I make my posts. No posting at work, for example. That would be a pain.
I guess that's all for now.
[edited 6/30/2005 - I've moved some stuff over here from my original blog, feeling that it's a better fit for this blog. But this is actually the first post--anything older than this was originally on Chunks, Eggs en Prix, before that blog become totally focused on politics.]
[edit] Okay, it works. This all-black layout is kinda cool, too. :)
I'm starting this on April Fools Day, but it's not intended as a joke. More an experiment, actually. I've done some political blogging, mostly last fall prior to the U.S. presidential election, but over a couple of months of doing that, I discovered that, although I genuinely care about politics, I don't really like politics. In fact, politics just tends to raise my blood pressure. Even during the Clinton administration--which perhaps can be considered the most sleaze-friendly administration in my lifetime--I found politics to be a frustrating business. But rather than put the sleaze stuff on that blog, I figured it would be better to have a more topically-based blog. I figure people who read a blog do so because they are interested in the subject matter of the blog, so mixing up the subject matter in a schizophrenic manner would probably be counterproductive. Of course, there are exceptions to this--major blogs devoted to a variety of things, but I guess I don't want to be like that. I'd rather have a seperate blog for each topic. So, so far, I have two: this one and the mostly-dormant politics one.
My first order of business will be to come up with some ideas of what to post here. I'm doubtful if there will be pictures, unfortunately. Not only are copyright issues more sticky-feeling with pictures (is posting them here covered under "fair use" or isn't it?), there is also the issue of where to host them. I would need a convenient webhost that was willing to allow sleaze-type stuff. A lot of the most common places have clauses in their terms of service that preclude anything "pornographic," for example, and this might create difficulties. The other problem is that if there are pictures here, then it becomes necessary to be more discreet as to when I make my posts. No posting at work, for example. That would be a pain.
I guess that's all for now.
[edited 6/30/2005 - I've moved some stuff over here from my original blog, feeling that it's a better fit for this blog. But this is actually the first post--anything older than this was originally on Chunks, Eggs en Prix, before that blog become totally focused on politics.]
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