Speaking on the topic of myself, personally...

After a few months of posting my short stories on another blog, I've finally decided to start up another one, with the goal of talking a little more informally and personally about things that are going on in my life, books I've read, philosophies of the world, the usual. I'm not actually very good at this sort of thing, usually. Having spent most of my writing life trying to construct tight, effective stories, I tend to start second guessing myself whenever I try to venture off into more personal territory. "Won't people be bored?" I think. But I guess that's forgivable. And the more I've been reading people's posts in the last few weeks, the more it strikes me that almost everybody's comments are thoughtful and well worth reading. So, here we go.