diff --git a/content/posts/starting-a-blog.md b/content/posts/starting-a-blog.md index 6c1b81e..f2d7aad 100644 --- a/content/posts/starting-a-blog.md +++ b/content/posts/starting-a-blog.md @@ -1,23 +1,25 @@ --- title: 'Starting a Blog' -date: 2023-12-19T09:41:48-08:00 +date: 2023-12-20T13:30:00-08:00 draft: false --- -This is my personal 1990s moment: I'm starting a blog. And I writing this in a -café.[^la-scala] I writing this blog for few reasons. +This is my personal 1990s moment: I'm starting a blog. And am I writing this in a +café.[^la-scala] I have a few thoughts behind this: -Foremost, I like to write. I believe in -the cliché that clear writing is clear think. Writing helps me organize my -thoughts and present them in a way that is hopefully helpful to others. -Selfishly, this helps me either work through issues--professional or -otherwise--and do so in way that others will useful. +Foremost, I like to write. I believe in the cliché that "clear writing is clear +thinking". Writing helps me organize my thoughts so that they are easy for +others to follow. If I can do that, then I really understand a topic. -Secondly, I have had the fortune to have learned from many people during my -life. I have also worked on several technical -problems. -I would like to use this platform to reflect on the lessons that I have -learned and pass these along to others. +Secondly, this is a way of giving back. I have had the good fortune to learn +from many people. I have struggled with technical and non-technical of topics. +I am hopeful that by recording what I have learned and the perspectives that I +have developed, I can be useful to others. + +Finally, if you have found this blog, then you have my invitation to connect +with me. Share your thoughts and reactions. You can engage with me publicly on +[Mastodon](https://mastodon.sdf.org/@axs) or via any of the channels listed on +the contact page. I am excited to see with this goes. [^la-scala]: [Caffé La Scala](https://www.caffelascala.com/menu) in Walnut