Robert Prather (of Insults Unpunished, formerly The Mind of Man) has been on my blogroll since the beginning. He actually believes in classical liberalism, and has an economic head on his shoulders. A follower of Thomas Jefferson, with economics that would make Alexander Hamilton proud. Somebody should convince this man to run for political office, so I can vote for him.
Anyway, over three weeks ago, he posted about going to New Orleans, and meeting with David Frey, of Bowl of Gumbo.
Dave showed up and we had a great conversation, when he could get a word in. He and I have reached a similar conclusion about blogging: we're in it for ourselves. I noted that I recently removed the PayPal button from my site and started writing more on economic issues, because that's what interests me. I get very few comments on those posts, not even people calling me an idiot. Either they're not interested enough to comment or the posts themselves are not interesting. Dave has been blogging about his latest obsession: PhotoShop. He doesn't care if anyone wants to read or not either. It's what interests him.
Funny that he should mention it, as on that very day (October 8th), I met with my mother's financial advisor, and I thanked the knowledge I had gained from Robert's site. Any time you can throw the word mercantilism into a conversation, you have something to be thankful for. :-)
So, I just wanted to point that I find the entries on economics interesting, and personally educational. I don't know jack about economics, really, which is why I don't comment more often. But I've learned enough to feel that I didn't sound like an idiot in front of a guy who manages money for a living. If it worked for me... it can work for you, too.
Posted by Mitch at November 1, 2003 02:29 AM