Kevin made me do it.

A year and a half ago when I decided to try blogging again, I blamed it on Darren Larson. Or at least my efforts to be as cool as Darren. Now I point the finger at Kevin Bruursema. A little John Palmieri also. Always easier to blame someone else. Right Eve?

I had a conversation with Kyle Flanner tonight at SHIFT about blogging - the main point being, "Why do it?" The repeated phrase that we shared was, "processing life." Hence, the renaming of this blog. As I read books, watch movies, experience things with my family and friends, or whatever - I'm going to try and process it here as much as I can, should.

Most people I've met who blog fall into one of three categories
1. They think the entire world reads their blog.
2. They think no one reads their blog.
3. Starting out within either #1 or #2 they quickly forget that they have a blog.

I know those are huge exaggerations. Just the same, my goal is to avoid #'s 1 and 3 and just write as if #2 is true.

If someone decides to check back here periodically to read what I write...well, it's your internet bill.

First Entry
I created this blog over a year ago so that I could post comments on one of my student's blogs, but that was basically the extent of my blogger activity. Not a very exciting history. But now the peer pressure to be as cool as Darren Larson, even if a little, has inspired me to actual post here and interact via this venue. Maybe I'll talk to a counselor someday about peer pressure, but for now I can't afford it. The counseling that is. Peer pressure is easy to afford if you use Froogle.

So...I'm an official Blogger now. And, in being faithful to the cause I will faithfully end my first entry now with the promise to update more later. I think that's the way you're supposed to start one of these.

Salutations.