I do not have a personal brand, but I've had a blog at the same URL since 2000 or so. Early on, it connected me to other bloggers and writers, and gave me a cre

I do not have a personal brand, but I've had a blog at the same URL since 2000 or so. Early on, it connected me to other bloggers and writers, and gave me a creative outlet. It has had a few incarnations, but it's now a commonplace book, so the value it provides is as a searchable archive of excerpted text. It's been useful hundreds of time for finding the right quote or passage to complete or ornament a thought.