The Catallactic Forum: Dawn of a New Era or Flash in the Pan?

It is Tuesday, October 24 at 1:58pm in Coventry, United Kingdom. So begins my blog.

These days it seems that everyone and their brother has a blog. Some for political reasons, some commercial and some for the purely personal. I don't presume to join the global ranks of bloggers for any particular purpose.

I could summarize the impetus behind the inception of this blog best as follows: You know that feeling you get when you're walking down the street by yourself and a thought or question spontaneously enters your mind that you just wish you could share with someone? That happened to me today. And, hence, a blog is born. (The substance of the thought is irrelevant for the moment as its significance has waned in light of the time invested to set this blasted thing up - but next time I will be ready).

It seems that the fate of most blogs is as uncertain as the fate of most people. Some become famous - their owners appearing in television news spots about the state of the economy or the integrity of world leaders. Others boast nothing more than a grainy photo of the family terrier adorned in a Santa Claus suit, posted shortly after Christmas 2001.

I suspect the future of this blog will be closer to the terrier situation. Then again, the beautiful thing about a spontaneous order is its unpredictability. You can never be sure just what it will look like down the road.