Sadly, as you may see on this site, my ability to write with warmth and humor needs a lot of work. It's so frustrating, having a hyperactive mind and having everything i write feel flat and dead. I can at least present some awkwardly-told stories, a dry description of myself, and some original content from my intellectual pursuits. Thankfully there are wonderful people who have written eloquently on the why of personal pages. Julie's site Awaken - especially her story about sheep , really captures the subject in a profound way.
Sheep seem to be a good metaphor for a lot of human behavior.
Weevil muses on the validity of personal pages, after her father saw her page and was apalled. I'll tell you what probably really drives me to do this - the desire to meet people that share my interests. It's happened a few times, with people far away. All i can hope is it happens again. It's a big ocean out there, and this web site is just a bottle lost in the waves.