Football season is approaching and that can only mean one thing. Fantasy football psychos. You know the type. They start poring over fantasy magazines and websites in friggin’ March. They extol, without prompting, the virtues of some unknown second-year wide receiver in Phoenix who is just itching for a breakout season. During the season, they can rattle off yards gained and touchdowns made for scores of players like some freakish human computer. I tried fantasy football a few years ago and quickly realized that I don’t have the time or obsessiveness needed to be very good at it. But I do enjoy a simple football pool. Every year, I play Pigskin Pick ‘Em on ESPN’s website. This year, I thought it might be fun to set up a private game with some of my interested readers. You can register here and then search for a private group called The 19th Floor. The password is “blog”. I promise, no trash talking or crude homophobic jokes. Won’t you join me?
I realized today that I’ve been blogging for almost a year. I looked back at some of the early entries and winced. It took me a while to find my voice. And now that I know a few dozen people read this every day, I probably exercise a little more care and thought with my writing. But does that contradict the nature of blogging? Or should a blog be more than “Took the dog for a walk”-type fare? What is it that generates interest in a blog beyond that individual’s immediate circle of friends and families? Go on, discuss!
