This is the first sentence of my blog.

During the summer of 1998, I wrote an online diary of sorts on my web site. I called this section of the site "On the Record," and it was essentially a blog- before blogging became widespread and easy to do. Back in '98, I had to physically manage the structure of the site, and every aspect of it was manual. No auto-posting. Do database-driven content system. No templates. Nothing.

Things have changed, and a lot of people- none of whom I know by name- deserve credit. Blogger is a fantastic, easy-to-use tool that I recommend to anyone interested in creating a blog.

As for the concept behind blogging, and why anyone would want to do it- check back here often and see if what evolves helps answer that question for you. I imagine it will, one way or another.