Prologue

Welcome back, Commoners!

This is version 2.0 of Boston Commoner, my oft-neglected blog. I know historical revision is never a good thing. I thought long and hard about keeping all the old posts. I've learned a lot about this blogging business (and my motivation to do it). In the end, the old material on this blog was boring for several reasons.

1) News.

The original focus of the blog was to be about news, politics and other affairs. These things are best summed up in one word:

Yawn.

The serious things in life deserve greater attention than our society grants them. That's why I will not be omitting them from my blog. However, I've decided to make serious news issues to just another part of the discussion, not the entire thing.

2) I wasn't being myself.

The editorial content was mine, but I limited myself with material. I wanted this to be mostly serious. The result:

Even I couldn't pay attention to me.

Now the story begins of a common college student stuck in Boston for another year. This is life and the world through my eyes. If you like (or don't like) the view, feel free to leave questions, comments and condemnation (tips also appreciated!).

Sincerely,

Chris