Why Blog? Why now?
This is my first attempt at creating a blog. I have been trying to encourage people who work in my area to write more. Writing is a habit, and like all habits it is best acquired earlier rather than later. (Best can be debatable in the context of say smoking, still if you start young it’s hard to stop). We give people financial rewards for publishing articles and giving public presentations as a mechanism of that encouragement. Most likely the reason that you have heard of <insert you favorite geek celebrity> is because they have bothered to take the time to write down what they think.
The other day one of the directors in our organization asked me why I wasn’t blogging. Well, I didn’t have a good answer (especially as he has a rather well known blog http://confusedofcalcutta.com/). I have always meant to start (just like I mean to loose this spare tire). So the cross roads of do as I say, not as I do and “pressure” from above have led to this foray.
Why El Kahuna? It is an amalgamation of nicknames that I have had recently (it sure beats Dirt Mole). I always liked Kahuna. We had a boat named the Big Kahuna when I was quite young, and I’ve always liked the thought of being an evil witch doctor. The other was L.K. () or elK. Plus, hey it was available.
Right so let the journey begin.