The First Post

I begin this blog with two goals in mind:

1) Catharsis. There is nothing original in using blogging as an outlet for dealing with life’s many annoyances, disappointments, and frustrations, and I will offer nothing different here except to provide my own voice and experiences. I do not intend for this to be a pure bitch-session blog nor a lot of incessant whining on my part. I do strive to go through life humbly; a trait that many (esp. Americans) too easily confuse with meekness. I hope to dispel entirely the notion of meekness, have some fun (especially if it is at the expense of some over-confident blowhard who lacks the intelligence, realism, or both to recognize how small and irrelevant any one human being is), and learn new things.

2) Insight. I genuinely hope that in writing this blog I can come to understand better the human existence, particularly the more arrogant of our members. To this end, I hope to explore many questions, covering a range of academic disciplines – biology, psychology, economics, anthropology, etc. – and over time create an interesting look into Human Arrogance (and Humility). While my prior bias (in the Bayesian sense) is to despise arrogance and over-confidence, I will do my best to avoid condemning arrogance outright rather than viewing it as a trait and condition to be studied, analyzed, and maybe even appreciated.

In short, I hope that goal #2 – Insight – reinforces goal #1 – Catharsis.

Maybe, I will be able to draw-in an interested group of readers and contributors, and turn this side-project into something more concrete. Unlikely, but if nothing else I hope my writing gets better!