Bemused Embrace of Nihilism

Hello um……what’s the word……oh yeah…..world (hmmm, seems overly expansive) I mean um, greater metropolitan Evansville area.

Last night I woke up in a cold sweat, with a stunning sense of urgency. It is clear that something was missing from the online world. With all of its initial promise, “Web two dot oh no” had not yet delivered substantial quantities of sophomoric, sarcastic, bile that is needed to offset all of the obvious benefits to society at large…..all yin and no yang (makes Jack a dull boy).

And thus, my course was clear. Blog……Yes, I must blog.

Will my blog be riveting? Eh…..probably not. Will my blog provide valuable inspiration to the suffering masses? I wouldn’t bet on it. Will my blog be entertaining? It is decidedly so (yes, I consult a magic 8 ball, who doesn’t)……or at least, that’s the goal.

So, you may ask yourself, who deserves the blame……I mean credit for unleashing this bizarre meandering stream of thought upon the world?

First, I work for a company that encouraged blogging internally – which I have done, behind the firewall, for a couple of years. While I love being associated with them, they probably don’t want to be associated with me – or at least, the blogging version of me (I’m definitely bi-furcated).

Second, Gia who used a form of electronic um, lets call it encouragement to get me to peek beyond the safe confines of my corporate firewall.

Third, NY Times columnist Luis Suarez (also known as elsua) who turned me on to WordPress.

Oh, one more thing. The blog name. Its very difficult to describe my blogging style unless you also have a similarly loose hold on sanity. “Bemused embrace of nihilism” is the closest I could come. That could change if I come up with a better description – but probably not because I’m……what’s the word…..oh yeah, lazy.

So that’s it. As the platonic philospher king TO once said, bring your popcorn…..its gonna be a show.