I needed a personal space to be myself. No professional restrictions. No content restrictions. No concerns. Just my space to be me. After trying out Twitter, Facebook, the R Team Blog and the Great Wave Design blog, I decided I need my own blog. I also want to own the name Nils. If I work this right, I’ll rank in the top five when someone types in the word Nils. It is, after all, my name. And so it begins.