It's been a long time since I have put anything on this blog, though I had lots of ideas to write about. Every time I start writing something I decide not to post it. I regret not posting, but there's always a reason not to.
It's been said before. A lot of time things I want to express have been said before, and sometimes quite often. I feel there's no need to add my two cents. Here are some eloquent, thoughtful people that have stated positions and thoughts similar to my own, and I don't see much point in a 'me too' post.
It's stupid. Little odd things interest me. Talking about them publicly makes me feel like a very strange person. So I'm hesitant to put my weirdness on full display.
People are going to disagree with me. I don't mind them doing so, but I feel the need to defend my position, and I dislike trying to do so in an Internet forum format.
I prefer to talk about these things in person. I enjoy discussing the things I want to post about, and posting is not discussing. I really enjoy talking face to face or via voice chat etc. the change of ideas that goes on in that environment see much superior to anything I would get out of posting something on a blog and reading comments.
I don't have anything worth adding. It's just egotistical to think people are going to be interested in my random thoughts about gaming and what I've been up to recently. This is probably my biggest hurdle to blogging. I usually get half way through writing a post and ask "why am I doing is?" I never have an answer.
So why am I blogging now? After getting past the reasons I don't blog, I started thinking about why I should. And it turns out that there are some good reasons for me to start posting again. I want to point out things that others are blogging about that I find interesting. I want to bring up some odd topics I've been reluctant to mention, but write about them from a neutral standpoint. I'm more interested in seeing what other people think than expressing my opinion about most topics. I'd also like to start reviewing some products, both RPGs and wargames, old and new.
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