Standing Room Only?

One Day, That Economy Ticket May Buy You a Place to Stand - New York Times

Subtle Change

When I first launched First Person off into the blogosphere, early this year, I didn't know much about blogging, really. To tell the truth, I had only seen one, maybe two blogs at that point, and both were of a more personal nature than First Person, which I envisioned at the time should have a more sophisticated, omniscient style and point-of-view.

Well now I'm not so sure about all that. Having read hundreds or perhaps even thousands of blogs during the past year, I now know that some of the best of them are very personal, journal-like, almost stream-of-consciousness writing.

Many of the better bloggers don't seem particularly concerned about style, or even content, but are instead, speaking their mind, as their thoughts take form (or not) and eschew editing of any kind. I don't think I would go quite that far; I can well surmise that most readers would not be interested in my unfettered recital of my every embryonic thought. Many years as a more formal writer have conditioned me to the value of at least some judicious editing, even if self-inflicted.

But I can promise writing on a much broader scale than before. More catholic in scope, less political, perhaps. After all, there is more to life than politics.

Blog is Back

First Person has been a dormant blog now for some months, while I traveled and wrote on other topics.

I'm back now, and this space will be updated, if not hourly, then at least a few times per day.

Please check back often for news, features and opinion on the latest developments.