When I first started Blogging I was all about the hits and stats and ooooh, who is reading me now? About a year into this blogventure I still like looking at the stats and what not, but I wonder why I continue to put my thoughts and analysis out on the Internet for others to partake in?
What do I offer than cannot be found elsewhere (and more finely polished I might add)? What is the function of this blog vis a vis my actual life? Both to a certain extent are unrelated, necessarily so as I am employed in a profession in which one must mind their p’s and q’s when it come to making public statements about topics. The relative anonymity I enjoy here at DWR allows me to express my opinion on a myriad of topics without having to filter for the normative influences and expectations of my career.
It is interesting to take a step back everyone once and awhile and examine the meta-data that surround the assumptions we make and why we do things.
The Arbourist.
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July 3, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Bleatmop
“What do I offer than cannot be found else where (and more finely polished I might add)? ”
I would suggest that you are one of the more articulate bloggers that I’ve read. You make rational arguments in clear and concise packages that are entertaining to read. That, and I’m also glad to know there are other progressives here in Alberta. Living here in the southern aspect of the province makes it hard to find other progressive and science minded viewpoints.
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July 5, 2010 at 3:25 pm
The Arbourist
Well thanks for your kind words.
It is hard here in fortress rightwing Alberta to find progressive sources and people. A good magazine which I used to subscribe to, but had to drop because of media saturation (damn you Walrus and Harpers) was Alberta Views. Its a good magazine that showcases some of what the Left in Alberta has to offer.
Anti-Science? Has Calgary and surround satellite communities all drunk the fundegelical kool-aid? I was under the impression that it was mostly a money/political thing and that we left the anti-intellectual baggage on the other side of the border.
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