I never really do have a firm grip on why I want to attack a subject in these spaces. In fact, the writing of a coulmn for me has becomes more an effort of exploring a subject; the codification of random thoughts. The act of putting those thoughts into words on a screen allows me to think about, and RE-think about the subject at hand. My thoughts on a given subject often do not fully take shape until such time as I've re-written them twice. Often, indeed... usually, the ideas are already there, waiting to be cast into words, but not fully defined until the act of sitting down and typing them out.

It's my experience that those who go through the same process are usually the best editorial writers.

Runt.