So a friend of mine Tweeted me tonight (yeah, I know...I resisted for so long) asking about the lack of posts on this blog, and I must admit I have felt the urge of late. Last week I was reading through some of my old posts, and in some ways it feels like a lifetime ago.
Looking back, I see the original incarnation of this blog was a means of self discovery for me. I suppose I was looking for a way to reject the overwhelmingly Conservative Christian atmosphere at my school, and I was frankly horrified at the creeping theocratic urges of the Republican party during the Bush era (if only college me could see Republicans now...). I also discovered my atheism at that time. It was the beginning of the atheist blogosphere and the books by Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins had just been published. It was an exciting time to be nonreligious because I no longer felt like I was alone in my beliefs or lack thereof, and the atheist blogging community seemed like a window into a wider world.
Once I graduated from college, my first job's responsibilities set in, and I felt like I had less time for blogging. Now it feels like it was just more of an excuse. Regardless, it felt like things had taken a turn for the better in the country. Obama had won the presidency, and the Democrats were in charge. I blogged a little bit during the rise of the Tea Party, but it just felt like more of the same.
What about now? I'm just as atheist as ever, although I think I have a more nuanced position on it (I call myself an Agnostic Atheist to anyone who asks, but I'll save that for a future post). I'm still a registered Democrat, and, though I am often disappointed in what they produce in Washington, they're far better than the alternative. Plus, I feel Obama has been a good president who's done the best he can under the circumstances.
From here on out I'm going to make this more of a personal blog. I'll still post plenty on Atheism and politics like before, but I'd like to get into my other passions as well. Expect to see posts on science, hiking, and scuba diving. I'm also a huge nerd, so you may see a fair amount about video games, sci-fi, fantasy, and other nerdly pursuits. I may even post chapters from my nearly completed novel. Hopefully, this will keep me posting more often, we'll see.
On a final note, I've decided to do away with my pseudonym all together. From now on, my actual name, Justin Logan, will accompany my posts. I have nothing to be ashamed of in any of my posts, and I really don't mind who finds this blog.
Anyway, thanks for visiting, and I hope you find whatever I write mildly interesting.
Looking back, I see the original incarnation of this blog was a means of self discovery for me. I suppose I was looking for a way to reject the overwhelmingly Conservative Christian atmosphere at my school, and I was frankly horrified at the creeping theocratic urges of the Republican party during the Bush era (if only college me could see Republicans now...). I also discovered my atheism at that time. It was the beginning of the atheist blogosphere and the books by Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins had just been published. It was an exciting time to be nonreligious because I no longer felt like I was alone in my beliefs or lack thereof, and the atheist blogging community seemed like a window into a wider world.
Once I graduated from college, my first job's responsibilities set in, and I felt like I had less time for blogging. Now it feels like it was just more of an excuse. Regardless, it felt like things had taken a turn for the better in the country. Obama had won the presidency, and the Democrats were in charge. I blogged a little bit during the rise of the Tea Party, but it just felt like more of the same.
What about now? I'm just as atheist as ever, although I think I have a more nuanced position on it (I call myself an Agnostic Atheist to anyone who asks, but I'll save that for a future post). I'm still a registered Democrat, and, though I am often disappointed in what they produce in Washington, they're far better than the alternative. Plus, I feel Obama has been a good president who's done the best he can under the circumstances.
From here on out I'm going to make this more of a personal blog. I'll still post plenty on Atheism and politics like before, but I'd like to get into my other passions as well. Expect to see posts on science, hiking, and scuba diving. I'm also a huge nerd, so you may see a fair amount about video games, sci-fi, fantasy, and other nerdly pursuits. I may even post chapters from my nearly completed novel. Hopefully, this will keep me posting more often, we'll see.
On a final note, I've decided to do away with my pseudonym all together. From now on, my actual name, Justin Logan, will accompany my posts. I have nothing to be ashamed of in any of my posts, and I really don't mind who finds this blog.
Anyway, thanks for visiting, and I hope you find whatever I write mildly interesting.
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