Why are we here...?

Yes, I am a RUSH fan. No, that is not what this blog is about.

So, why ARE we here? Well, I am here because, at the age of 40, I find myself experiencing that old cliché mid-life crisis, and I want to talk about it without boring anyone to tears in a REAL conversation. This way, if you want to excuse yourself from the conversation, you don't have to even be polite about it. Good for you, huh? Me, too, actually, as I get to talk without interruption, which many will tell you is my favorite pastime.

So, why are YOU here? Well, hopefully it is because you care about me and I told you to drop on by to see what I was up to. Maybe you have rediscovered me, your friend, by accident even though I didn't tell you to take a look. If that is the case, let me first tell you I am sorry. I have not been a very good friend to many of the most important people in my life the last few years; I think I have a good reason for that... You may not think so. Read on, however, and maybe I can share enough with you of my last three or four years to make sense of things to you. I hope so. I miss you.

Maybe you are here by accident, or are a serial blog-reader and I was next in line. Regardless, stick around, read a bit, maybe we will get to know each other. Maybe not. Either way, I wish you the best as you move to the next (probably not as well-written or exciting - I kid) blog.

<tangent>I always wanted to write. We all have the Great American Novel poking around somewhere inside of us, right? Maybe this is my Frustrated Writer alter ego working itself out. Who knows? I will promise to you, right now, that I will try to write well. Not content-wise, perhaps, but grammar-wise and American English Rules-wise. OK, content-wise, too. I am hoping to be a bit stream-of-conscious about the writing, but if it seems to read really well, with great flow and good grammar, I probably edited before publishing. Speaking of grammar, or more precisely, words/language, I try not to work blue, but I do cuss at times. You have been warned. </tangent>(aren’t HTML tags geeky?!)

I will use this space to discuss many things, most likely. My situation, my family, books I read, politics, sex, sports, the ongoing crisis in the Middle East – you know, the regular stuff. And, I will, over time, fill you in on how I got HERE, now, at this place and time, which is not such a great place and time at the moment. I hope you share the journey with me.

So, here we are. Why? …because we’re here.