I'm doing an informal inventory of my past writings and - holy cow - I sure have cranked out a lot of words. The problem is that most of those words haven't been read. I see several possibilities for the future.

1. Concentrate on making everything more uniform and attractive.  
2. Get everything organized with a focus on reusing material
3. Generate new material

I am inclined to focus on 2 and 3, while trying to place referring material in places that lead to wider readership.

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If I publish what I want, there is no getting around the need for multiple Web sites and multiple platforms. But this can easily lead to chaos. My Web presence is, in fact, a mess. It's tempting to rush in and fix it, but I've tried that before and only got a bigger mess to show for it. No, what I need is an architecture, not just for content containers, but also for process. Maybe that's a tall order, but stay tuned.
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If you've been reading my stuff for any time at all, you know that I've tried a variety of publishing options. I've had my Wordpress blog (Thinking Things Through) for some time, but I've also flirted with Tumblr and Google Reader. Now I see that Google Reader had added some wonderful enhancements which are tempting. The main appeal is that I can post more with much less effort, especially since most of my commentary is short, if I comment at all. Google Reader is how I "read" the Web and doi...
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My online revision is now starting in earnest, but it may be slower than I expected. I forgot that it was about time to start working on taxes, which is real time killer.

Part of my dissatisfaction with my Web presence comes from having stuff sprayed all over the Web. It's ugly and hard to manage. So everything's going to end up here or in my Thinking Things Through site. The rule for dividing will be the type of content. TTT will get everything about economics, politics, and other serious top...
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Well, I've finally decided to create a personal blog. My "other blog", Thinking Things Through, is a hodge podge of too many things, so I've decided to restructure my Web presence. I'm restricting Thinking Things Through to my usual comments on economics, politics, and related subjects. My Web site is going to contain all of the other odd things that interest me such as food & wine, household hints, Web tools and toys, etc. I've thought about this restructuring for a while and I have a plan, ...
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