Starting Over

Welcome to my latest blog.

This is the third time I've started a blog. I usually post faithfully for a few months, but then give up blogging for one reason or another. The two big reasons are that no one reads the blog and I start to feel like my posts are just a recapitulation of what others have already said.

And yet I'm going to start one more blog. Here is my plan to stay interest in this blog. First, this time I'm going to try and cast a wider net and blog about more than politics. I plan on blogging about religion and the law. Maybe I'll blog about culture, tv and movies too. Basically I'll blog about whatever I want.

Second, I'm thinking about inviting others to blog here too. Not sure who that will be. If you are reading this it might be you.

Third, I'm going to try and embrace the past. The more time passes, the more I find I'm embarrassed by my old blog posts and I don't want to think about them. The easy way to do that is to stop blogging. But I've decided there's no need to be embarrassed. With this blog I've incorporated all my old blog posts from my previous blogs. I know I've changed my mind about a few things in those old blog posts, but I think most of them hold up ok, and if they don't represent my current opinion at least they show my evolution.

Despite these changes, some things will stay the same. This blog is still mostly going be about ideas and debate; it's not a diary. To the exent that something autobiographical triggers an idea, then I might share it. However, this will not be a blog about what I had for lunch.

So, here goes attempt No. 3. If you're reading this, I invite you to join the conversation.