Jumping on the bandwagon

Gee, another weblog. What a surprise.

I read a handful of weblogs and the creators of those logs spend endless time extolling the virtues of weblogging. Enough people have written about it that I figured it was time for me to see what all of the hype is about. So here I am.

Let me start off by saying that I have lots to say and I have nothing to say. Confusing, yes, but you'll eventually see what I mean. I'm just as likely to ramble on about absolutely nothing as I am about something that I'm passionate about.

So what turns my crank? I'm a senior architect for a software company, so I'm very interested in application frameworks and the techniques required for building good software. When I'm not thinking about that, I like to concentrate on my three main hobbies: playing guitar (acoustic), driving British cars (1979 MG Midget), and (most recently) amateur astronomy.

I've always wanted to improve my writing skills (I'm rather envious of the REALLY good writers out there), so that will certainly be a goal for this weblog as much as yakking endlessly about things in which no one else will be interested. :)

Having said that, I throw open my arms and shout a big "Hello world, here I am!" And perhaps some of you will share my little corner of the Internet.

- Mike