Becoming a blogger

Welcome to my blog! Now there is a sentence I would not have predicted typing a few years ago. The fact that the term blog has become a part of our vernacular is mildly disturbing to me. Have we become so fast as a society that uttering an extra syllable in the term weblog is that cumbersome? Was it really necessary to truncate the word to four letters and one syllable? Regardless of etymology, I have decided to jump on the bandwagon and become a blogger. It's amazing how many people have blogs. Are there really that many people out there who have that much to say? And, perhaps more importanttly, is anyone really listening and reading? I guess I will find out soon enough.