Step One – Explain self to world …
Ok. How do I start this? Consider yourself privileged: this is my first-ever web log (blog for those of you web-savvy cats) entry and you have stumbled across it. Thank you for coming alongside me during this momentous event. I’m actually cheating by composing it in a downtown Starbucks. I’ve talked with the guys behind the counter and they've agreed to sponsor this event. So, this blog entry brought to you by Starbucks.
I feel as though I’m on dangerous ground for several reasons. I shall now itemize said reasons:
1) I’ve attempted to attach a corporate sponsor to my website without seeking proper permission from the Man in Seattle. I’m ok with this. Oh, I would definitely lose in court on this issue, but I would then factor in the amount of money that I’ve already paid to "The Man" and we'd call it even. Perhaps I’m unaware of a historical court settlement that I'm paying off $3.74 at a time.
2) I’m attempting to place my thoughts, feelings, opinions, and pictures … daresay my life on bulletin board for the entire world to see. Who are you and the other two people who've been here to read into my life? Stop judging me. On the other hand, this is completely voluntary, so there is no fault on your part (sorry about the judging comment). This still leaves the concern that all this stuff is coming almost unfiltered from my head to the worldwide web. I guess at some point I determined that I was ok with this and purchased my domain name. So, cautiously I will press on.
3) I’m already feeling a hesitation to do this because of the time commitment. This writing stuff takes a lot of time. I get bored easily. My thoughts are many times frenetic. I guess you'll have to just take my table scraps of time. Considering that you'll forget about this site the moment you navigate away from the page and see the Cubs won another game, …. ah, never mind. You probably stopped caring about point 3 and want a fresh one.
4) I spent so much time on the previous two items that I forgot my real hesitations for putting my stuff on the web. Therefore, I will continue with non-itemized text. I sit here preparing my self physically and mentally for my 11:00 a.m. dentist appointment. Rapidly I chug my Grande Verona, now wishing that I’d ordered a tall so as not to waste black, velvety goodness. I’m sure that my dentist will appreciate my love of coffee twenty minutes from now. so as not to let you think that I am completely heartless, I purchased two tins of wintergreen Altoids (I saved $1 by buying a pair) and am packing a toothbrush to clean up my pie hole before sitting in that ever-so-comfortable chair. I place a considerable importance on oral hygiene. You should too. Your teeth are more valuable than diamonds. At least that is what an ADA commercial told me a few years ago. Don’t go trying to sell them, or even trade them for real diamonds. Logically, trading something more valuable than diamonds for real diamonds would seem like a good deal for the person with the diamonds, but those people don't see it that way in reality. Also, the tooth fairy only gave out quarters. This fact caused me to grow up with a skewed view on the value of diamonds, but that is beside the point (as if there is any iota of a point thus far).