As I contemplated starting a blog, I pondered my reason for wanting to blog. Sounds rational to have a reason doesn't it?
Do I "need" to be heard? No.
Do I have anything riveting to say? Maybe I do. I'll let you decide that. It's your computer, and your screen afterall.
What's the difference in blogging and a diary? Good question.
For me, really don't want to spill the dear diary stuff (this is where you say "thank you"!!) But I realized in recent months that through this medium, I can share ideas, thoughts, maybe bits of wisdom that might help somebody else, or simply stir your brain to think about something beyond what time the game starts, what you packed for lunch, or what your calendar looks like tomorrow. My disclaimer is this........these thoughts and words are mine, just random things that keep me up at crazy hours, or stuff I find my fingers typing while sitting in seat H3 flying to or from some adventure.
So, as the late Johnny Fishbone might've summed it up, "Ladies and Gentlemen, shall we blog??!!"
The Wisdom in the Scotch
A dear friend of mine and I were sitting on my front porch one hot Tennessee summer evening a few years ago. We were enjoying a friendly banter about something important, like politics, or religion, racism and equality, or which glasses kept the scotch cool the longest. Though I don't remember the specifc topic, I will never forget what Kenneth said when he shuffled off my porch toward his house with his now luke-warm splash of scotch. "You know Windham, I might not ever change the world, but I sure do like to think about it."
Thank you Kenneth. I hope you're still thinking about it. I am.
Thank you Kenneth. I hope you're still thinking about it. I am.
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