I have been having so much fun looking at all of my friends blogs, that I thought I might as well create one of my own.
I read recently in a magazine the opinion of a technology expert. He said that the Internet is causing people to become more self centered and narcissistic, and that blogging is the height of technological vanity, because the mere act of blogging assumes that anyone besides yourself is interested in the meaningless details of your life, but I disagree.
I have enjoyed reading the stories and seeing the pictures of my friends and their lives. I can stay updated about what people that I care about are doing, where they go on vacation and what their kids look like as they grow older. I have been able to keep myself informed about friends that I will likely not be able to see for years. I can keep in touch with families from my mission and comment on their progress and pictures.
Rather than assuming that blogging in general is about broadcasting oneself and taking joy in the fact that people are reading about MY life, I choose to believe that blogging, or sharing blogs, is about keeping in touch with loved ones and friends, maybe even about making new friends, but at the center is a desire to reach across distances, be they short or long, and connect with people, to share in the common details (no matter how meaningless) that our lives have in common.
Although my life isn't that exciting, I hope that my friends and family will enjoy reading about my life and the things I do with my time as I try to keep this blog filled to the max with pictures and stories!
