What if I threw a party and no one came?

What if I just wrote my first post and then accidentally deleted it?

I'm really not sure about this venture. I've been reading blogs avidly since 2002. But I rarely comment. I listen a great deal and feel as if I’m learning as fast as my little brain can go. I am much more likely to send unsolicited emails to my friends and family, notifying them of important political dynamics and interesting or compelling world events. So, the last time I sent something out to all and sundry, I realized I was cringing. After so many years of doing this, I was waiting for the "Get a blog, ferchrisakes" comment (in the "get a room" tone). No one sent that comment (in fact, the email was well received). But I'm tired of cringing.

I have a lot to say when speaking face to face, but I'm not really sure what my voice is going to be like in this forum. I’ve always had trouble with commas. Also, all my favorite bloggers know a hell of a lot more than I do on most of my favorite topics. It seems I've now supplied any potentially interested readers with more than enough reason to skip this blog. Oops.

Nonetheless, here I go off the high dive, and the last time I did that (in Mexico when I was, like, 15) it was fun. Twice.

I’m just like the Einstein quote says: someone with no exceptional talent who likes to think about things and is very curious about her world and the way it works. I’m not at all clear what Einstein was thinking when he said that about himself. So, for those of you still reading, please consider checking in with me periodically, as I intend to blog, think deeply in a painfully earnest and self-deprecating sort of way, and link to things that will interest me and may end up piquing your interest as well.

I wonder if the second post will be easier because that was just brutal.