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+title: To Blog or Not to Blog
+layout: post
+---
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+The original intention of this blog was to serve as a place where I could
+showcase the programming work I have done and detail my process. However, as
+you can tell, there hasn't been any posts since my first ["Hello,
+World!"](/blog/hello-world/) post. Sure, I've been working on projects, but I
+just haven't gotten to the point in any of those projects where I felt like I
+could blog in detail about it.
+
+Then I watched this great talk that [Brian
+Jones](http://pyvideo.org/speaker/352/brian-k-jones) gave at
+[PyCon](http://pycon.org) that my friend, [Daniel Bond](http://dbond.cc/),
+pointed out to me:
+
+<div class="flex-video widescreen"><iframe width="640" height="360"
+src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BBfW3m3TK0w?feature=player_embedded"
+frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
+
+One point that he makes that really resonates with me is how I should write
+even if I feel like I don't know what I'm talking about. The reluctance to show
+my inexperience is essentially the reason this blog sat stale for so many
+months after its inception.
+
+I have decided I will take Brian's words to heart, and start blogging just for
+the sake of writing. Henceforth, I will no longer hesitate to chronicle my
+journey through programming, writing, and any other quest which may take a hold
+of me as I continue to improve and broaden my skills. I'll be wrong, I'll ask
+questions, and I may frankly look like a blundering idiot at times; but, I only
+ask that you just bear with me and understand that I'm new at all this still,
+and I appreciate any constructive criticism that anyone has for me.
+
+Let's see how far I can go.