When I participated in the Four Things meme worming its way across the Net, I did so because it seemed to fill an empty information space. I often over-analyze my own actions, but in this case, I think I'm on the money.

The background is important.

While the revelation slice of Four Things is minimal, I learned some interesting information by inference about the bloggers who filled in the quiz. Knowing something about the life behind the posts breathes greater dimension into their words. It's not pigeon-holing, it's my mind fleshing out their stories.

I'll be adding a few more sections to this site, adding links to the bar beneath the header image. One of them is an About page.

Four Things made me realize I need an informative About page, one which collects both basic facts and ongoing data to form a more three-dimensional image of the person writing this weblog. Concession to ego is tempting. I could simply tell readers exactly what I want them to know and how I want them to perceive me. No doubt, there will be some of this. It's unavoidable when writing about yourself. The structure I build to hang the ego on is the actual identity. It will collapse if not composed of solid facts: "I like to travel" must be backed up with a list of realms I've visited.

I'm imagining an About page in territory similar to the PIP presented by Mark Bernstein and the Lens concept currently in beta over at Squidoo, minus the relentless commercialism. Something dynamic and alive in the same way I am, because it represents a continually updated distillation of my ongoing activity.

It will be simple, basic information long-time readers of this weblog may already know about me. For those just clicking in, it provides a primer on just who this writer is, my focus, and why I write: the books which have most inspired and informed, past and upcoming travel destinations, an up-to-date .plan, a list of all open projects. It could go deeper, but I think concision is important in this case. Brief and information rich makes for a quick download of who I am.

Through 2Second(fuse), I guide and refine myself. An About page of the variety I'm envisioning may provide something of a control panel for my actions: a hot-wired, bird's eye view of my life.