Why Blog?: The other day I was sitting in my bedroom reading something when one of the kids shouted that someone I know didn't know that I have a blog. Odd, I thought to myself. There is this little button on the front of TheDigitalLife that says "Blog". Then I realized that not everyone is totally computer literate and although the term "Blog" has been around for many years now it would probably be easier for some to call it something like "My online journal" or "the daily diary" or "Recent Ramblings from Rick". But, those phrases all mean the same thing: Blog.

Then I sat and considered why I blog if people I know don't know that I do. To be honest I don't do it every day. I tend to blog when the urge rises, when I have something specific that I want to get off my chest. And that is why I blog. It is my catharsis. My kids blog but they have this little comment/props thing that shows that people have read it. I hav eno such device. I don't know if 2000 people will read this or if no one will. I struggled in the beginning with wanting to write something of relevance, something relating to the digital world. I still tend to focus on those issues because they interest me, but there is so much more that interests me than digital technology.

I suppose that one of the reasons that I write now is for my grandkids. If you know me, you know that I don't have grandkids, don't even have kids old enough to marry (I consider that a rather important prerequisite to having children). But, I suppose that someday I will download all of this drivel and save it for them. They will read it, think I am a total nut, then understand why their parents are so warped.

So, this is my digtal online autobiography. I don't necessarily share things like "I was born in San Francisco to the parents of..." but kind of share my heart. That seems better.