one year

I started this blog in April 2006, so this is the one year anniversary of this blog.

Blogging is interesting in a few ways. When I started this blog, I envisioned it as a place to try my hand at blogging, to learn what it is like, and to offer a portal into some of my interests for friends and family. I have fallen into several common blogging traps, including in no small measure the "cat blog" trap.

Blogging is a useful practice for gathering thoughts on a subject, and finding a way to articulate those thoughts in a personal voice. One blogging trap I try to avoid is to become an "echo chamber".

In this next year, I plan to continue to this blog, and will probably continue to emphasize some photo blogging from my personal life coupled with other observations into areas that interest me as an amateur.