Because I Can

It has occurred to me that I put a wide variety of stuff on here, and it's a bit too random at times. But basically, I put stuff into three categories:

1) Baseball and other sports stuff

2) Politics and Economics

3) Just plain funny stuff

So I'm going to create two new blogs. This one will remain as my Just Plain Funny Stuff blog, because quite frankly, that's all quite amusing and I enjoy it. Now I can crowd cyberspace with two new blogs nobody will read.

The other stuff will be added to the sidebar when completed.

UPDATE: Done. See the sidebar under "shameless self-promotion." No promises about my next venture into bad creative writing.

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A friend of mine commented that he likes to check my blog to see what I have to say, but isn't as interested in a lot of the sports stuff. I have tried to post a lot of non-sports items, but they never come to fruition. The fact is that the other posts take longer to write because they require a whole lot more thought. Additionally, I always like to link to other sites, and this doesn't go over too well because I leave those windows open. Adding that altogether, my computer usually can't handle what I want to do with my web browser, so I generally have to control-alt-delete and close out the whole program, thus causing me to lose the entire post.

The moral of the story is that I need to write my blog posts in Word first before I post them online, because Word won't crash on me like that. I'll work on that one.

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Google's Blogger software finally updated so you can put labels and categories on posts. This is very useful; now I don't have to put the subjects in the title. More importantly, you can click on the specific category to see something you're interested in. Not much else has changed from what I can tell so far, but that's good enough for me.

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Well I have to start the blog off with something, so I decided not to be creative, but instead to create a post that says absolutely nothing except that I have a post. Note the title of the blog.

As a preface, I will say that half the time I am joking around. If something seriously offends you, ask yourself "Is he serious?" before becoming offended. I'm a nice guy really. Let me know nicely if I can accomodate you, or just stop reading this blog. I want people to read it, so I'm happy to accomodate you.

I will likely refrain from the use of profanity, and if you are commenting, I ask that you do the same. I would like to think that there are still some standards of discourse left, even on the internet. Even if you don't like me, please show some self-control. Be better than me, if you want to think of it that way.

So what should you expect from this site? Well, often it will include links to thinks that I find interesting in the news or elsewhere online. I'm an active Drudge Report reader, so - hey, stop groaning! - you can expect me to find stories from there, perhaps just looking at the Washington Post or Richmond Times-Dispatch's page, or some other sources, and I'll generally own up to how I came across the page. From there, I will get political stories, bizarre stories, and other stories that just interest me.

I am also a baseball fan. My top two teams are the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals (hometown team at school). I'll likely pick an American League team at some point, despite the AL's inferiority; this will likely be the team that picks up Mike Piazza as the DH, even if it's the Yankees (ha!). I'll say good things, but I'll be fairly critical, and I'll also make suggestions, hoping that Ned Colletti doesn't do anything stupid, like lose Cesar Izturis.

Sometimes, I'll run across something in one of my classes, or on the internet, that's interesting that I think is worth sharing. This blog, however, is by no means one of those internet journal things. This is stuff that I am aware that I am saying in public, and is written to be insightful, informative, and entertaining.

Finally, a notification of biases. Politically, I tend to have more of a libertarian political philosophy, but that is a lower case l. I am more likely to side with Republicans, and yet be frustrated with them. Sort of like the Dodgers. Religiously, I am a Christian, and I would describe myself as a conservative reformed evangelical, and as such I am affiliated with the Presybterian Church in America (PCA). I typically won't post too many religious items, but I feel it's fair to say who I am and where I'm coming from. I am also a student at George Mason University, and am double majoring in Mathematics and Economics. Finally, as a Dodgers and Nats fan, I am generally opposed to the American League, and the San Francisco Giants in the National League.

That said, I now have a blog.

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