My First Post…Ever.
So new year, new goals, new adventures. In keeping with “new,” a new blog. Actually, my only blog to date. You may be asking, “Why this? Why now?” Good question. I’ve held off for years, operating on the assumption that blogs should be posted by people who are experts on some topic, or those who have something really meaningful to say. Never mind that there are plenty of blogs written by people who really have nothing particularly original to say, are local experts about nothing, and may not be very good writers. How lucky to be so lacking in self-consciousness that every day they post something, anything–just because.
Once I was able to sort out my mixed feelings about blogging, and acknowledge all the really useless blogs out there, the next hurdle I had to clear was the commitment issue. Committing to a blog is non-trivial. It represents a commitment, if only to one’s self. If a blogger manages to pick up even one regular reader, then he has taken on a commitment to that reader as well. Let’s face it, there’s no point in starting a blog with no intention of continuing it. So for years I was unwilling to take the risk. I didn’t want to begin a blog unless I felt reasonably certain that I would commit to it and stay with it. Are blogs infinite? Do they have a definite beginning and ending? How long must a blog be? Will I honor my commitment to myself? Will I honor my commitment to my reader or readers, should they choose to read my blog? That remains to be seen. This post represents the first step leading to an answer to those questions.
With the question of quality addressed, and the even larger question of commitment addressed, serendipity entered the picture. Today I attempted to create a permanent link to BikeGuy13’s most recent blog post. (See my “Links” section to learn more about BikeGuy13, or as I like to call him, BikeGuy2.0). Clicking on the “create link” link led me to a new blogger.com window, which in turn prompted me to create a blogger.com account. And so here I am–taking the plunge. After all, I am an exhibitionist too.
You may be asking yourself, what is this guy’s blog going to be about? Tell us already, right? Enough with the back story–just get on with it. That was another consideration: What do I have to say? Is there a single topic about which I have something meaningful to say? Are there a handful of them? Will I limit my posting to a single theme? Will I be all over the board? I pondered all of those questions and the best answer I could come up with is this: My blog posts will be concerned to a lesser or greater degree with a topic with which I am well acquainted–something that consumes a great deal of my time and passion. What would that be? In a nutshell, the primary focus of my blog will be reflections on intense erotic bonds that I have formed with other men. Exploring, probing, navigating those intense erotic bonds provides me with endless stimulation and self-discovery.
You might ask whether there will be sufficient material to support a blog over the long haul. Off the top of my head I’m thinking the answer is “yes.” Given the depth, intensity, and variety of the bonds I have formed with various men over time–especially the past two to three years, I think I will have more than enough material. That’s my opinion. I will leave it to my readers to decide for themselves. If it turns out that I am mistaken, readers can vote with their feet and move on.
This feels like enough for my first post. I’ve addressed the “why” of this blog, as well as a general sense of the “what” of the blog. So let’s just see where this goes.
