I started blogging for two reasons... others I knew were and for 2: I was moving 17 hours away.
I thought it would be a good way to let everyone know "What was REALLY goin on?!" according to me. If they didn't want to call I was only a mouse click away.
When I purchased a MACBOOK (my first laptop, I love it!) I signed up for the mac.com account, they then changed it over to mobileme, creating all kinds of problems. This resulted in a lot of time on the phone with random IT guys trying to figure out why my blog was no longer posting or allowing comments. AND I PAY for this service? I had to start a new blog and lost all my past entries. I decided then, in all my angst, that I would no longer pay to be crapped on.
So here I am blogging on a free site. Let me tell you, it's pretty nice. Very easy to use...and did I mention FREE!
It's nice to be part of this community!