It’s damn good I’m not gay in a repressive and closed society.
Instead, I was born straight in a repressive and closed culture but
within a mostly accepting family (at least judging by the fact that my
mother would literally have kicked the ass of anyone who tried to
ostracize her son).

I mention that pointless paragraph above only because it’s the closest
correlary I can think of for keeping my website going, but being
chicken-shit scared (or cautiously wise) to make any mention of it at
my new job. I was just thinking of it, when I scanned The SF Chronicle’s website for updates on
Michael Jackson, kiddie diddler extraordinary (or not depending on the
verdict).

The Chronicle has an article on corporate
weblogs and weblog policy.

It makes me think that here in the Bay Area, especially since they
mention a corporation that has some relationship to my new employer,
things would likely be cool. Yet, I’m pretty sure I’ll have
difficulty ever trusting whatever Big Brother entity for whom I might
work.

My case, unfortunately for me, doesn’t fit neatly into the
cookie-cutter policy world. More importantly, I believe now that
regardless of policy and transparency within organizations, the
small-minded and mean can and will use words against you. The
downside of writing in the public eye is that I’m giving the
small-minded a lot with which to work their mischief.

Sad.