Nathan's Lucubrations

Why have a blog? I've always thought that blogs are kind of egocentric, self-centered little pieces of fluff, not worth much. Blogs aren't really anything new; they're basically homepages, and I've had one of those long enough. So why have a blog?

I guess I'm trying to have a place to write down my thoughts. Of course, I could easily enough do that and keep them to myself. I guess I'm also trying to find a way to contribute, give back to this wonderful thing called the Internet. Because for all it's failings, I've found many, many good and worthwhile things there (and those are just two examples off the top of my head).

And yes, I'll admit, I'm trying to grab some attention, make my mark, or at least get you curious enough to look at my resume.