Looking Back as 20th Anniversary of Blogging Approaches
The overhaul of my website was just about complete, including an overdue new profile picture and cover photo that I’m quite happy with. It’s no small feat to get a good picture of yours truly smiling on que thanks to cerebral palsy. So, I started thinking about writing a new bio as a finishing touch. And I kept thinking about it. And thinking about it. Blogger gives me 1,200 characters to write an “introduction.” It’s actually fairly generous. Though LinkedIn offers 2,600 for an “About” section, Twitter offers a mere 160, Instagram 150, and Facebook prompts you to “Describe who you are” in 101 characters. Social media bios became a quick list of links to my books, sports blog, and, because I don’t really know what else to call it, my “Rob J. Quinn” blog. Yet, thinking about writing a new bio became a bit of a useful exercise. Obviously, I’m not really summing up my life in 1,200 characters. I’m not even summing up my professional life – although that would be pretty easy wi