Analyze This

Interesting article in today's Washington Post about the therapeutic value of blogging. While we don't generally use our blog for therapy, I can definitely see the value in that regard. But I can also see some of the potential pitfalls cited in the article, especially the potential that it could be used against you someday. Since we've chosen not to be especially anonymous, we have to be very careful about what we post (e.g. regarding work) so that hopefully nothing ever comes back and bite us on the ass. It also notes that you never know who will read your blog, and that's definitely true. When we set it up we figured the only people who would read it would be friends and family back home, whereas now there are probably more expats who read it. That's been cool but came as a big surprise. So I guess the lesson is that if you're going to spill your guts you'd better be careful to guard your identity, and if you're going to be more open about your identity you'd best be careful to mind your words...