Friday, February 24, 2006
Why This Blog?
I've managed to put off blogging for quite some time now. It's not that I didn't have anything to say. I can be quite outspoken at times. It's not that I don't think I have useful things to say. Many people think my observations are right on target. It's not that I'm a poor writer. I've been told I can be quite articulate at times (for someone who went to an engineering school).
It's just that I've reached the stage in my life where I'm starting to realize there's a bunch of stuff I'd like to do and damn little time to do it. I figure, if I'm lucky, I've got about 20 good years of work left in me. That's after over 40 great years of work. Here I've got all this good stuff rattling around in my head and it's about time that I spread it further than my workmates.
So here I am. Forty years ago I was a brash young kid who thought he knew it all. After forty years of experience, I'm an old codger who knows he knows it all. Well, not exactly all -- but a heck of a lot more than I did then.
So hopefully, this will be a cathartic experience for me and, perhaps, an interesting one for those of you who happened to stumble on this site. Enjoy!
It's just that I've reached the stage in my life where I'm starting to realize there's a bunch of stuff I'd like to do and damn little time to do it. I figure, if I'm lucky, I've got about 20 good years of work left in me. That's after over 40 great years of work. Here I've got all this good stuff rattling around in my head and it's about time that I spread it further than my workmates.
So here I am. Forty years ago I was a brash young kid who thought he knew it all. After forty years of experience, I'm an old codger who knows he knows it all. Well, not exactly all -- but a heck of a lot more than I did then.
So hopefully, this will be a cathartic experience for me and, perhaps, an interesting one for those of you who happened to stumble on this site. Enjoy!
