June 15, 2006

Setting Expectations

One of the main reasons I haven’t kept up with the blog is that I wasn’t sure exactly where to set the bar. This won’t be a personal diary, although it may end up getting pretty personal. It won’t be a dry list of links or references, but I’ll have those too. It won’t be a snide or snarky commentary of deals I’ve seen, - although that’s sure to come out at some point. It won’t be about salacious gossip and rumors about the people or companies I deal with, that’s bad for business and invites negative karma. I’m not the smartest guy out there and I won’t fall in love with my own words. I may “blog angry” and regert it later. I will not shy away from controversy and, I will take sides, but I will allow my mind to be changed. I will write something that I would want to read today, and not worry about how I will be perceived or judged tomorrow. I will try to make this blog as open and honest of an account of the way I see things, for better or worse.  Above all, I will try to be interesting.

Third Time’s the Charm

This is my third serious restart of this blog. I’ve tried to blog regularly for the last three years or so, but I always seem to fall short. In the past I have made excuses: I don’t have the time, I deal with sensitive data, I don’t want to offend anyone etc. These are all legitimate reasons NOT to blog - but they’re not good enough for me any more. I want to start the conversation over, and wiping the slate clean is the best way I know how to do that.