It's MY day!!!

This is my blog. Welcome to it.

I actually set it up more than a year ago, and as I felt a good blogger should, I posted a test to be sure I had it set up correctly. The answer was yes, the blog was functioning as intended. That was the last time I blogged. Since it was a test and not actually an entry made up of opinion, circumstance or actual content, by most any reasonable standards, I remain a blogging virgin.

When I awoke this morning, I had no idea today would be “the day.” Yet here I am, blogging. Overall, I’d say that’s usually the best way to do things...to just do them. Just doing it (sorry Nike) can save valuable hand wringing time from thinking about it too much. Another benefit to “just doing it” (sorry porn people) is if you’re like me, your brain has trouble downshifting so the mere anticipation of attacking a challenge/highly anticipated project/dreaded chore keeps you awake in bed swearing you will not open your eyes to check the time, but opening them anyway only to be dismayed that only 4 minutes have past since you last broke your vow. You then get all stressed out because you KNOW you have to get up in 4 hours so become even more determined to fall asleep which only increases the stress that was keeping you up in the first place. Writing that makes me really hope you are not like me.

If you did happen upon my blog, blame Frank. In today’s 12 Step World, I guess I’m supposed to take responsibility for my own actions. But, since I’m not a 12 Stepper, I’ve decided it’s perfectly appropriate for me to blame Frank. I invite you to join me. Who IS Frank you ask? No, he is not a higher power unless you count geography. Frank is my writer pal from Canada. He is remarkably talented, supportive and an A1 pest. His primary topic to pester me about is writing. He knows I write, but he also knows I don’t show my writing to anyone (you’re probably thinking thank heaven for that and shut up Frank). Anyway, earlier today we were having one of our all-too-rare Instant Message chats when he mentioned I should have a blog. (Yes frank, I will post your blog address and website address.) I told him I did have a blog and had one for some time however, I had only ever posted a test. His limited finger shaking at this disclosure put the blog somewhere in the front of my brain and it has stayed there for a few hours now. I had a bit of time (not free time because I do have other stuff to get done) and decided to see what would spill out on my keyboard. So, this is it. My first blog post. I’m not even going to edit it. There is no way to know where this blog experiment will go, so I’ll just post this and see if it worked.

I am no longer a blog virgin. Now, I have just have one question.

Do I look different?



Here is the Frank info I promised www.frankbaron.com and for his blog http://fpbaron.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!!!!