As if the world needs another blog.

I must admit - I read several blog posts daily, most of which are concerned with news, society, politics, philosophy and goings-on that exist on a scale much larger than my humble life out here in Western Colorado. I find a fascinating amount of information in blogs (both real information and dis-information) on current social and world events in various blogs. Being somewhat of a news junkie, that's a good thing. I also have run across blogs aimed at convincing Britney Spears to shave her head again; the reasons for someone finding this subject important and in need of proselytizing I am not sure I want to know. That would be the down side of the 'net.


Blogging also points out the equality of the Internet. Once wrested from the grip of Al Gore and the controls of DARPA (the feds), virtually anyone was given the ability to post anything on a blog or website that has absolutely no relevance to anything that matters a whit, except to those of us trying to find a particular part for an arcane piece of antiquity and Google returns 83,571 results. That's a good thing and a bad thing, especially when Google responses tell you the part you are looking for was sold on Ebay 27 months ago.

My kids use their blogs as a form of communication. I view a blog as I would a newspaper. I read, and then respond by email, just as I would send a letter to the editor.

What you'll find here: dry humor (if you didn't catch that from the Al Gore reference already), contemplative though admittedly left-leaning views on the current state of our society and our leaders, questions and prayers regarding our relationship to God as I see it (Catholic here, but don't pigeon-hole me with that label since I'm not your average Catholic), tips on how to make sure your roasted chicken comes out moist and tender, and who knows what else.


So let the journey begin.