Why blog?
So, why am I starting a blog? With a full-time job and two active kids, I need another timesuck in my life like a fish needs a bicycle. (two points to anyone who can name the reference) But I’m doing it anyway, because each time I read an article on women and jobs and families and choices, I have two basic responses:
1) How come they never talk about the men?
2) I could have written that.
I remember as far back as when I was a teenager reading Anna Quindlen’s columns for the NY Times, and wanting her job. Well, the beauty of the computer age is that anyone can pretend to have a column — and if you’re lucky, someone who isn’t related to you might even read it.
I’m also hoping that the journal-like nature of a blog will help overcome my natural inclinations to: a) try to include everything I’ve ever thought about a subject in a single article and b) edit obsessively, which when put together make it near impossible for me to ever finish a project that doesn’t have an external deadline.
August 25th, 2004 at 2:44 pm
It’ll be interesting to get a working mom’s take on parenting, choices, at-home dads and all. I’m looking forward to your posts, and welcome to the blogosphere!
January 17th, 2005 at 7:51 pm
Gloria Steinem