List #1: Why this blog?

I was reading some James Altucher stuff and a lot of his blog posts are lists.  I thought to myself, "self, I like lists, and I like to write, so why don't I write some lists".  And thus, the idea of "Lists for Life" was born.  While the title almost sounds self help-ish, the reality is I just liked the way it sounded when I had to type in a name for my blog.  Whether it turns out that I actually like writing lists or not, we'll see. 

So let's get things started, shall we?

REASONS FOR STARTING THIS BLOG

• I like to write.  Not sure I'm good at it, but since I'll probably be the only one reading this, it doesn't really matter.   This gets me thinking -- if a blogger blogs but nobody reads it, is it really a blog?
• I like lists.  Particularly bullet-ized lists. They help keep things short, concise, and organized.
• I have a creative side to me that doesn't get utilized enough -- perhaps this will give it an outlet.  
• Maybe, just maybe, a good idea for a career change, a product, or a service will come out of this.
• Maybe my one reader will turn into two, then four, then many more.  More importantly, maybe one of those readers might get something out of it.  Yeah, I know, not likely. 
• Just because.