Why Wikipedic Life?

Cuz.

Actually I recently heard an interview on NPR with and was thereby reminded of A. J. Jacobs, journalist and author, whose claim to fame is having read the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica.

For those of you who may be asking, emphatically, no. This is not my quest to read all of 2.2 million + articles in Wikipedia. But, like many of us these days, I live the a better part of my life with my computer on and my web browser open. As such, information is always just a few taps at the keyboard away. How I wish I had this as a kid, when I'd ask my dad a simple question and he, in turn would send me up to my sister's room to lug down a couple volumes of The World Book.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. So remaining a good little information junkie, still full of questions, I'm happy to have Wikipedia (and dictionary.com, NPR, IMDB, the ubiquitous Google, and more) easily on hand in case of information emergency - no glass breaking or heavy leatherette-bound texts necessary.

So here, instead, I share my explorations with you. Chronicling the articles I read and placing them in context of my own life, or unveiling my present context as it may be. Also if any little fact or tidbit happens to draw my attention I'll gladly share those also. A meta-blog about Wikipedia. A meta-pedia. I hope you search with me.

Rules: Only two.

1. I'll only write postings for articles that I've read in full.
2. I'll write postings for every article that I read in full.

A fun little experiment to see how a circuitous mind works. Or just call it fun with hyperlinks.

Lastly, please support and participate where you can in Open Source and Open Content projects. And above all, enjoy.