Parsing 2008

I am attempting another blog.

I suppose that should be obvious by the posting, but I thought I'd announce it anyway. We can only hope that subsequent posts will not have such a "duh" element.

The thing is I've tried to do blogs before, and most of them end up boring me before two months. I just get tired of recapping my life in a way that will make it seem interesting to readers, some of whom have not met me and aren't familiar with my warped sense of humor.

I did manage to keep two vacation blogs in 2007, which can be found here and here. I think those succeeded because there was a definite beginning and ending point and they were tightly focused. The unlimited time factor (i.e., that this blog could go on forever) isn't as much a bother as the focus. I mean, really. Most of 2007 was spent writing as many business articles as humanly possible as fast as I could to make a living. A blog would have given you incessant whining and ranting -- and that's no way to build a loyal reading public, now is it?

Nevertheless. One of my 2008 goals (not to be confused with resolutions ... more on that in a later post) is to begin another blog. So here I am. The reason this begins on Jan. 2 instead of Jan. 1 is that I spent part of News Year's Day deciding on its focus. A humorous look at the life of a freelance writer/editor? Recaps and comments on weird news items? A sardonic view of the political landscape? How cute my pets are?

I came up with "Parsing My World" because all I can do is try to make sense of what I see through my analytical, intense, wry (ok, I'll admit it: sarcastic and warped) point of view.

So here we go, people. Hang on for the ride. I intend to post at least once a day. Feel free to chastise me if I don't live up to that promise.