Warning: This could be a bit of a ramble.

Something flew by in #caboose today that brought up the question again of why you blog. Of course the reason is because we’re all obsessed with ourselves. If we value each other based on how little we think about ourselves—wait, then that’s really thinking of ourselves, isn’t it?

Anyway, the better issue is “how you blog.” For me, blogging is an exercise in pealing back my skin—no, not in a CSI, turbo over-produced, techno-exploratory frame sequence, sort of way—but just being inside out. I think I like blogs that are written this way the best. I think I want politicians to write blogs this way too.

The problem is that if politicians blogged this way, it might just get everyone to do it and that could get really democratic. This flows into an idea about thinking for yourself. At first, it sounds like something you conquered long ago and don’t need to think about anymore. That’s you, in the trap of ‘just going with the flow.’ Think for yourself. It’s hard work but you should do it.

Think about now if I next said only one of the following two things:

Something about how we all need to open up, and peace, and love; while burning incense.

or

Something about how our democracy is clearly over because those in power are almost totally complacent. And by “those” I mean the entire majority of people in America. Our only hope is to snap out of it and all think about what’s going on here: You’re taking over the world. And by “you’re” I mean me.

See how they have different rings to them? Which one do you like better?