Uneasy Rhetoric

I never intended Uneasy Rhetoric to be a personal blog, exactly. I had a narrow focus in mind but, blogs being the organic things they are, Uneasy Rhetoric has grown and changed into something much more diffuse. So I thought I’d take a moment to layout where I’d like to take Uneasy Rhetoric.

First, and foremost, Uneasy Rhetoric is about Sacramento, the town where I live, the town where I was born. This is appropriate because my original concept for this blog, back before I’d come up with the uneasyrhetoric domain and when I was still living in Portland, was to talk about Sacramento from the perspective of an outsider. Because it is a discussion about a city, the blog will also be a place for me to discuss related issues of urban design, urban management, and urban living.

Second, it will be a blog about politics and the political. The democratic process fascinates me. The whole machine around a candidate running for office fascinates me. The biggest office I ever ran for was Democratic precinct committeeperson. I won, but who cares? I did run several campaigns and have volunteered at least a few hours every major election since 1992. I have not written as much about politics, but I intend to write more.

For the time being, I will continue to write posts about management–both personal management and the management of altruistic organizations–as well as posts about language on this blog, although I expect the latter to appear infrequently except as links in my daily del.icio.us posting. I may move my management discussions to another venue at some later date because I’ve been giving it a lot of headspace lately and, if I were actually to write anything, it could overwhelm the contents of this blog.

What’s mostly gone are the posts about beer or wine or food (except restaurant reviews), and I’m going to try to keep my technology related posts to a minimum, unless they reflect Sacramento, politics, language, or management.

I’m still toying with the idea of a blog for language learners, a sort of diary of my travails as I try to maintain and improve my French and prepare to learn those elusive third and fourth languages. However, that will likely be on a different site.

My blogroll will be changing as well. I’ve been remiss in adding several Sacramento blogs I’ve been reading, and I think I owe them a link.

What won’t change (much) is the layout and look. After toying with several changes, I’ve decided I like it this way.

So that’s what I’m thinking this evening. Tomorrow I may change my mind. For now, I must leave you, for my battery is low.