Preface

Every day on my way to work I try to grab a copy of the Metro. It's a habit that began when NK and I would do the crossword puzzle during lunch breaks, and this always required a copy of the Metro (hard copy of a free crossword puzzle!). And so as the saying goes, old habits die hard.

Recently, for lack of better things to do on the way to work, I began perusing the different articles of the Metro, quickly scanning every small column or lengthy article, and reading carefully those that caught my eye. It was, as I discovered, an efficient way of keeping up with world and U.S. news, entertainment, and sports. Perhaps not as informative as reading through the articles of the NYTimes (which I gladly do on the days when I have more free time), but good enough for me to know what's going on in the world within the 15 minutes it takes to flip through the leafy Metro.

Lately I've found myself laughing, wondering, and fuming over the short articles in the Metro, whether it is about the latest development in health care policy, the death of a beloved Kennedy, the Patriot's chances of a perfect season, or violent deaths abroad and at home. Almost unfailingly, the articles that make me think the most are the Op-Ed (and I suspect this is what they're designed to do), which spur on my internal muse of ideas, opinions and questions. Sometimes I surprised myself as how little I knew, how emotional I felt, or how deep my questions were, all inspired by a few lines of text. But I had no where to write all of this gobbledegook (credit: JK Rowling) down.

Until now.

So I hope that with this blog, I can keep track of my own thought processes, my learning experiences, and my occasional deductions. I welcome all readers of political, social, economic, cultural, societal, whatever-al background to read this, and I welcome even more your opinions, discussions, questions, and insights into whatever. Although if you ask a question, I can't promise that I will be able to answer it coherently, but at least it will make me think (which is good, I'm getting rusty, being out of school and all that).

Feel free to comment away! Just do me a favor and R-E-S-P-E-C-T differing opinions, and keep an open mind :).

Hoping to hear from your inner muse,

WhyWhy

ADDENDUM: I have decided that the Metro cannot be my muse for every great internal (and external) debate I will have. So despite the title of this blog, there will probably be some other Musings as well, inspired by things other than the Metro...