First post

So I finally got a blog. The catalyst was that I'm taking a trip to Italy: I'd like to share the experience with friends and record the memories for myself, and I figured this might be the best medium. (I was originally thinking I would keep a trip diary on paper and then write up a travelogue, with photos, after I got back, but given how busy I normally am, this method has a much higher likelihood of actually happening.) Of course, blogging it in real time depends on somehow getting Internet access in Italy——we'll see if that happens.

Not sure how much I will blog when I get back. I may use it to record and share random observations, hypotheses, or personal comments. I've never particularly cared to have a public diary, though, and that's not what this will be.

PS, as I spell-check my first post before publishing it: Guess which word is not in Blogger's dictionary? That's right: "blog." I find that highly amusing.