I've been away from blogging for some time now, and I've had time to come to a few conclusions:

One, my drive to blog was pretty much driven by an intense interest in the outcome of the presidential election.

Two, my interest in blogging pretty much dried up as soon as the election was over.

Three, while blogging, I was trying to compete with Chrenkoff, MuD & PHuD, Weapons of Mass Distraction, and the other bloggers I'd come to read daily and admire. I wasn't competing consciously, but reading those blogs sets a high standard. The fact is, those guys are a great deal more driven and informed than I am when it comes to politics... and I'll never be a source for political information and opinion like they are. My interest in politics is driven by national elections and big stories. When there's nothing going on nationally, I lose interest.

I still like to write, though. And it doesn't really matter if anyone ever reads this blog or not, when I'm honest with myself. I write for my own enjoyment and as a way of entertaining myself. Does it really matter if anyone reads this thing as long as I'm having fun?

Not really.

So I'll keep blogging whenever I feel like I have something I want to write about. For the most part, this blog will serve as a way to communicate with friends and relatives and to provide me with a "voice" on the internet... and if I don't come up with entries that generate links from other bloggers, that's fine, too.

So welcome to "The Southern Conservative, 2.0." Less rambling about politics, more rambling in general.

I hope you find something here that you consider worth reading.