And Now For the Defense
Steven has a nice defense of blogging here. For Mr. Riddle - whose taste in poetry and literature is impeccable - to defend blogging is meaningful:
"Blogging may not be high art; however, I believe it a valuable and important enterprise. It deserves more respect that the outside gives and and more respect than many of us give it...There seems to be a sufficient understanding of the limits of the medium, but only a very poor understanding of its virtues. And there are a great many of them."
Bill White, who is a fine writer, defends likewise. Hear, hear!
I blog for many reasons. Partially for purposes of exhibitionism (beats streakin'!). Partially to improve my writing. And partially for altruistic reasons since I figure if something occurred to me or was interesting to me it might be to some other struggling Christian, although don't tell my left hand. Cynics might see blogging as a ponzi-scheme where there is a tit-for-tat: "you hit my site and I'll hit yours." But there is a thrill in the very personal nature of blogs. And I've learned an awful lot. That can't be all bad, although my "first readers" - i.e. my parents - are less fond of my writing saying it has become less humorous and more "intellectual". Don't know if that's good or bad.
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