Why I Blog

Not me, silly. I still have no clue why I blog. But I have in my possession the first draft of Joe Romm's recent post, "Why I blog." It's a rough, bullet-point version that was smuggled out of Romm's kitchen window by a source who shall remain anonymous. Here it is: I joined the new media because the motherf#!$*! mainstream, status quo, false-balance media are so utterly, miserably, failing to report on the looming end of civilization. What I have learned most from my blog is that hyperbole works! The louder I shout, the more insults I hurl, the more credible I become. I am channeling the spirit of George Orwell. He was a truth teller. So am I. Don't believe me? I'll blowtorch your name in public. I dicate all my posts not just because I love the sound of my voice, but because I love the poetry of ...