To Blog or Not To Blog

Is that really the question?

I've often wondered whether I should maintain a blog, or whether I should rely on others to write about the various topics I'm interested in. Recently I've decided that I should blog for a variety of reasons. Those reasons are...Is that really the question?

I've often wondered whether I should maintain a blog, or whether I should rely on others to write about the various topics I'm interested in. Recently I've decided that I should blog for a variety of reasons. Those reasons are:

1. If everyone who currently writes about things I'm interested in stopped writing to let someone else do it, I'd be left with nothing to read. Why should I not follow their example and add to the body of knowledge out there?
2. If I never write down something I'm musing on, I'll rarely remember to ask someone what they think. I'll never get a reality check on what I'm thinking about.
3. Following the above reasoning, if I don't write it down and share it, I'll never get feedback.
4. I want there to be a larger discourse among system administration professionals. Therefore, I should contribute if I want this conversation to exist and continue.
5. Lastly, It is proven over and over that keeping a journal stimulates ideas and creativity. What is a blog but a public journal? Now, I'm not the type of person to burp my whole private life and all my thoughts on the web, so this is most certainly a professional and career focused journal.

So, I will make attempt $largenum at making a habit of posting more regularly. How often? Well, I won't commit to something I know I can't do, so let's settle on "regularly" for a frequency.

For the whole five people who might actually read this, please poke me if I once again become lax in my posting efforts. If for no other reason, for your amusement at my fledgling attempts.

Cheers!