I was challenged back in 2009 to begin blogging, and failed at the endeavor. I have had a love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with social media since its inception, and am still concerned about the narcissism it can produce.
As the Facebook juggernaut became more commercialized and invasive, I reached a point about a year ago where I was ready to delete my account, but still wasn't quite ready to give up keeping in touch online. Thus my Facebook page has languished in a state of disuse.
But there was another reason, even more serious than my concerns about being a data-mined commodity for some made-in-China conglomerate: my life took too serious a turn for a FB post - I became guardian of my father. Suddenly, I had all kinds of things to write about, but no time to compose them.
For the first time, blogging truly appeals to me a proper medium for my communication and interaction needs. And, even though Blogger is a Google product, it's slightly less creepy than Facebook has gotten.
So here I am.
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