About

I use this site to keep notes and make certain observations related to work, play, and golf. I do it because it helps me clarify things in my own mind. It’s also the best tool I’ve found for a personal reference server. Sure, call it a blog, if you must.

I started doing this because it was an easy way to keep a book journal. Before that, I used this odd looking device called a pencil to jot down a few notes whenever I finished a book, but I would lose them or forget about them. It eventually slapped me in the face that writing stuff down wasn’t very efficient, so one day I started making digital notes (via a Blogger blog). I converted to WordPress about a year later and haven’t looked back.

I’ve written a short take on every book I’ve read since January of 2006. As the years have progressed, I’ve introduced other topics when the whim hit me. I’ve stopped and restarted a few times, but I think I’ve settled in and I’m keeping myself on a tight leash. Now I only write about things that can be generally categorized into the aforementioned work, play, and golf.

I get a lot of value out of writing this stuff down and it’s kind of therapeutic. I fear though that I’m not very good at it and I realize the only way to get better is to keep doing it. Here is a great article by Seth Godin on the topic of improving your writing that I’ve somewhat taken to heart. Godin says:

Write like you talk. Often.

I don’t quite write every day, but it’s on my mind a lot. Thanks for stopping by.