The Need for Words

Why do people blog? What is a blog anyway? A web log, okay. Who's going to read it? Who coined that word, "blog" I wonder? Does it stem more from a need to connect or to be heard? For me it will be an excuse to come up with a topic and write about it -- kind of an exercise for myself. A stretch and a little finger walking I hope will do me good. I won't be writing a journal here or posting pictures or recipes. (Hmm, at least I don't think so now; I reserve the right to change my mind and content at any time.) This will be mostly bits and pieces of whatever is on my mind. Maybe once in a while, I may even manage to say something interesting. We'll see how it goes. This is an experiment. I imagine myself a writer, but I don't actually write a fraction of what's required to earn that title. Here's hoping a little routine writing will get me closer to who I think I am, or want to be.