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Welcome To My Weekend Without Echoes

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A Virginia “Weekend Without Echoes” post by Thomas Krehbiel

Because of the extra publicity of the Weekend Without Echoes event, some people might be visiting my site for the first time, so I’d like to start out by saying, “Hi!”

You might be wondering why I’m here. Some people blog for money, some for popularity, and some to educate. I don’t do any of that. :) I don’t have advertisers, a lot of readers, or much wisdom to impart. So why do I blog?

I’ve been blogging off and on about random topics since 1998, but in 2006 I started focusing in on a specific theme. I started The Krehbiel Strikes Back as a response to Greg Krehbiel’s conservative Roman Catholic Crowhill Weblog, mainly to show the world that there are more moderate Krehbiels around who don’t necessarily agree with Crowhill’s outlook on the culture war. I was also inspired to study and enlist in the culture war when the American Family Association pressured NBC to cancel The Book of Daniel.

Blogging, for me, is a learning experience. Growing up and all through my twenties, I never paid much attention to the world around me — news, politics, and religion generally bounced right off me. But the older I got, the more burdensome my lack of awareness became. Now married and, ahem, “30-something,” I’ve finally decided to start expanding my horizons. I started writing, because that’s the best way for me to assimilate new information. In searching for writing material, I’m forced to learn more about world news and the culture war. That might sound like a chore, but I actually enjoy it.

Nowadays I find myself commenting on news, political rhetoric, cultural issues, and media distortions. I usually try to keep my posts short, around 200-300 words. I’m not an apologist for any particular way of thinking, except maybe _free_thinking (though I’m not an atheist). If there’s a common thread in my blog, it might be to encourage readers to research issues from multiple viewpoints before forming a conclusion, and don’t trust what the media or popular opinion says all the time. Lemmings was a cool video game, but it’s not a very enlightened way to live one’s life.

Thanks for reading!

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