Why ?

I've eventually got around to this - a late adopter, typically - prompted by an upcoming trip and the thought that blogging might be a good way of keeping anyone who's at all bothered informed of my progress. I've also got the intention of using this free facility - thanks Google ! - to post a few thoughts from time to time on various issues and I guess just to see what use it might be: 'travelling' hopefully, I suppose ..... a phrase which first featured for me in the context of an essay subject set, as a punishment for a minor misdemeanor, by a 6th-former in my first days at secondary school. Bastard !