Why We Blog - A Call To Arms

June 26th, 2006

The power of the internet, the power of the blog. Harness it and use it to make the world a better place. Use it to take a stand. Raise your voice, be heard, and make a lasting impression. Isn’t that what blogging is about?

There is a vastness that beckons to be filled with our thoughts, our ideas and our passion. The internet, the World Wide Web, the 24-hour online headline exists entirely to be touched, to be possessed by those that would take part and become involved with the present and a future beyond that of our own homes, towns, and lives. We take the first steps of creating a history rich with voices and information that will be referenced and analyzed by generations yet to come.

Available at the fingertips of those that seek information and varied viewpoints. We fill the emptiness they would access without our constant input. From fingertips to fingertips, eyes to eyes, ears to ears, from death to the living, we blog our lives, our dreams, our frustrations and grief. And so my fellow bloggers, I issue a call to arms:

On September 11, 2006, there will be 2,996 blog sites that will dedicate a post in honor of one of those that perished on September 11, 2001. Join me and 2,995 other bloggers in creating an enduring echo of our time. D.Challener Roe is organizing this endeavor to:

remember NOT who did it or why, but rather to remember those that became victims and WHO they are … not just a name. To remember them each and individually.

The very nature of blogging ensures that the future will never forget our history, that those that lived in our time, will live forever in this virtual time capsule of an online presence.

Please leave a comment with the name of the victim you will honor and a link to your site.

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Entry Filed under: September 11, 2001, Politics, 9/11/01