Sunday, December 23, 2007

The first post

The title of the post is accurate. I decided it was time for this middle-aged small business owner to try this outlet for expression. I've been bugging friends, family, acquantinces and unlucky clerks and waiters with my pithy observations for years. Now when I get to see them in printed out in front of me, I will really see if I'm as clever as I'd like to think.

I expect the answer is "no" or I would have done this years ago.

I know the blogosphere is a severely crowded place and getting more crowded by the nanosecond, but I will add my voice to the noise and hope that someone out there might find it of interest or amusement.

Politics has always been a subject that has interested me. I try to keep up with the latest news, but it can be hard to stay current at all times. Life will get in the way.

I enjoy TV, movies, music, sports and books, but if all of America was like me, the artists, actors and jocks would make far less money. And that's because I don't obsess about any of them. I like them but I don't read about the actors and I don't live or die with any sports team. Again, life gets in the way. I actually am glad of that. These are mostly passive pasttimes which most of us do too often (I'm at the age when there aren't many sports I can actually play).

I do stay active and believe in that excersize if essential to a balanced life. I enjoy bike riding since you can get a great workout and your knees don't hurt later.

Well, this being the Christmas season, I have plenty of things I need to get back to so we'll now see if we remember the password so we can log on again to post.