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You're welcome Matt.  That sounds like the best plan, a homepage, even a simple one, is usually much better for the user experience and search rather than not having one. Good luck with your blog, keep the content unique, fresh and shareable

Gotcha - thanks! You're absolutely right, engineers do tend to overthink things.  I've realized that it's hard to get a sense of the optimal thinking/doing ratio in a given situation.  When designing bridges, it's very different than when hitting a baseball.  I'm not very good at either of those (don't worry - I attempt either of them either!) I've launched the site, but as you recommended, I won't go wild publicizing it until it's got a  critical mass of great content. Thanks, -matt