Who Am I? Do You Really Want To Know?
First post, and people already have the wrong impression. As I said in earlier comments, I’m not The Sheriff, and I’m not Mosey. I’m not even a cowboy, though I’ve had close associations with a few.
Like cowboys, though, I’m independent. I work hard. I believe in free thought, and free speech, even for idiots (after all, the words out of an idiot’s mouth sort of mark him as such – makes it easier for all of us.) I confess to being very political, but I’ll try to keep that out; I don’t think it has any place in this blog. I’m not out to change the world here. It’ll change itself, given time.
I am out to change a mind or two, and to get others going in that nod of agreement. You already know how I feel about citizen journalism – it only works if you’re actually a citizen of the subject locality, be it a virtual or real one. If you are an infiltrator (carpetblogger – what a great term!), your words ultimately fall into a million little pieces.
I like truth, not “truthliness.” I like facts, not factions. Logic is good, but fallacy will do if it incites insight.
Overall, it’s not important who or what I am. Do you like what I say? Do you agree with me, or do the things I have to say at least make you question what you think you know? Do you disagree with me and hate me? As long as I make you think, I don’t really care.
View me, if you please, as your resident pirate, pulling up alongside blog after blog to take a few broadsides, or into port to partake of a few amusements. I can promise you a bit of pleasure and a lot of fighting if you join me.
“Avast, ye matey, and fetch me another pint of ale, fore I’m a goin up on deck for watch and I’ll not fancy it bein anythin less than three sheets inta the wind…..”
Jack Mc Daniel said this on September 2, 2006 11:55 pm
Save yer pirate jargon for Talk Like A Pirate Day, Sept. 19, mate!
DreadPirateYarr said this on September 2, 2006 4:33 am