A Minor Epiphany

Just a small revelation, a minor epiphany, about blogging.  After viewing the Pres. Obama blurb this morning where he states he's looking for  "ass to kick" over the BP oil spill, I'd spent all day mulling over the political hot water he's in, comparing that to Pres. Bush's Hurricane Katrina political fallout, and outlined a post.  I wrote it quickly, edited it for the usual errors I populate the my blog with, and published it.  Then immediately, I had blogger's remorse.  It's not the first time I've regretted a posting (sometimes I think they suck), but the feeling this time was strong enough to reconsider even leaving it up.

 I'd done a considerable amount of research, culled it down to what I felt were the salient points and added some pictures and the Obama video. I then threw in a little of my political cynicism, and hit the publish button.  Feeling somewhat uneasy with the post, I sat down to some lasagna and the news.  The news was dominated by the Gulf oil spill and the political ramifications for Pres. Obama.  I couldn't help but notice that every point I'd made in my post was made by the anchors and political pundits, but with professionalism and comprehensibility (and I can be quite incomprehensible at times).  In essence, my post was an inferior news article, with some crappy commentary thrown in.  There are probably a billion Internet sites where you could get the very same information I provided, along with some crappy commentary.  After that realization, I deleted the post.

So, here's the thing.  I thought about why I read the blogs I read.  I don't read them to get the news regurgitated to me, I read them because I'm truly interested in the person who's writing it.  Something about the writer made me want to get to know them more.  I'm interested in their thoughts and their experiences.  I want the dialogue that comes about as we interact.  A blogger invests a bit of themselves into their writing, and that's what draws me, and I'm sure others, to read blogs. 

So, why would I waste my time pumping out information you can get on a news site?  Well, I decided not to.  I figure if you're reading this blog you ain't doin' it for news (and that's a good thing).  Instead, I'll mull on about those things that interest me, and things I find incredulous and funny.  Perhaps you'll read, too.  I'm sure we'll continue to get to know each other a little better, too.

With that said I'd like to reiterate, I still think politicians are scumbags.  Just sayin'.