Why do I want to write a blog?

This is a question I've been asking myself recently, as I started seriously considering starting this project. And I've come to the following conclusion:

I'm writing this blog as a means to try and organize my mind, to put thoughts and ideas into coherent form, and to keep them all together in one centralized space, rather than scattered to the winds of the internet across innumerous other websites.

I've always enjoyed writing, and the written word in general. If you've ever seen one of my short essays on Facebook, you'll likely understand. And so writing a blog seemed like a natural progression.

I have a deep affinity for books, and perhaps indulge in my love of collecting them a little bit too vigorously at times, as my wife (and credit card statements) will likely attest. I often find myself desperate to discuss a book, and so starting a book review blog seemed a good place to start.

I also bear a deep, unquenchable love of good craft beer. As I noted in the post in the beer review blog, I was starting to feel limited by the usual avenue I take for reviewing beer, and so moving onto bigger things seemed almost a necessity.

Two of the three blogs here (the Book and Beer blogs) will be much more focused, as their primary subjects are found within their names readily enough. But the third blog, this blog, so aptly named, won't have such a focus. There's going to be lot of daydreaming and navel gazing going on here, as well as recollections, ruminations and rants.

Hopefully you'll find something here worth reading, and I'll have made something worth everyone's time.

- Ryan