Blogatology

So, here I am.

Nudged along by a friend (thanks, Sasha, for your help) — and by the upheaval in the world of journalism — I figured it was time to stake my claim to my own little corner of the interwebs.

Now, I’ve got to figure out what to do with it.

There are a couple things I know at the grand unveiling of davidlassen.com. It’s not, at least initially, going to be about sports, or at least not very often. I figure the writing on that topic should stay with the people who give me a (somewhat diminished) paycheck. But I plan to link to my work at the Star, so this can still be your one-stop shopping center for all things Lassen-esque. (In fact, I think that just might be the basis of the site’s mission statement: To be the undisputed clearinghouse of David Lassen, and to make a quick buck on T-shirts, baseball caps, messenger bags and anything else people are willing to buy.)

For openers, I’m stocking the store with some attempted humor, just because that’s what I seemed to be in the mood to write as I waited to go on line. And I have a few ideas for recurring themes that will hopefully be amusing. I also figure I’l toss up the occasional photo, just to break things up visually.

I think there’s going to be more than that, but I don’t really know for sure. It sort of depends where my mood and life takes me, I suppose — and how fast I can turn this into the next great center of American commerce. Maybe I can get AIG as a sponsor.

Anyway, welcome. Tell your friends. Or your enemies, depending about how you feel about it.