Scott & Sara Cooper

Why did this take so long? Well, as the title suggests, I could offer endless excuses but no good reasons. It really doesn’t make much sense. I am a Director of Information Technology in the nonprofit community, have worked in the IT industry or related technical fields for 10 years now, and first discovered the joys of Wordpress over 6 months ago. I could write about how hard it is to find enough time in the day, how I started out skeptical about the Web 2.0 phenomenon, or how it’s difficult to overcome that initial feeling of vulnerability that results from the exposure that is inherent to blogging.

Instead, I’ll stop complaining and start blogging…Finally! After all, Wordpress is so easy to use and so accessible as open source software, there aren’t any technical barriers. Actually, I’ve been playing around with it for quite some time. The direction the web has gone in the last few years is fascinating and there’s no doubt that the maturity of some of the more prominent open source efforts has had a significant impact. I am also quickly becoming a fan of Joomla!

So, what do I plan to blog about? Obviously, everyone that starts blogging faces that question and I’ve thought a great deal about it…and thought…and thought…and thought. See, there’s another excuse! The odd thing is this isn’t even my first post so to some extent, I’ve already answered that question. It stands to reason that I would post on topics that are related to my own experiences and interests. I think I will also aim to share information that I find interesting and informative, things that are relevant to my life and work, and my thoughts on specific topics.

The bottom line is that I have finally come around to viewing blogs and blogging in much in same way that others did a long time ago. So, I’m diving into the blog pool…come and join me!