Along the road

Any journey begins with the first step. As I have ventured onto the blogspaces of others, I've found myself wondering about whether I could create enough content for one of my own. Lots of people write blogs. Lots of people are more interesting and entertaining than I am. But I suspect that there are a few that are actually less. It's not my style to ramble on about myself and my life but I have been looking for a new outlet. Dabbling on Facebook and other public social networks partially satisfies my need for pithy, one-line communications, but I'm looking for something more. I'm looking for something that mixes the right blend of challenge, opportunity and creativity. And for a 40-something year old guy living up north where winters are cold and protracted, an indoor hobby-blog might be just the ticket! Time will tell.

My first goal will be to write about things that are of interest to me. And while it may seem pretty obvious that this is what I should do, the task of actually finding things that I'm interested in enough to write about will likely be a challenge. Ticking off my calender of daily events or gossiping about who's doing what won't cut it. And I'm not that fond of people who drone on about controversial topics, politics or current events.

Its not that my life isn't full of exciting ideas, experiences or topics worth writing about. But finding the right words and then making the time to do so won't be easy. Like you, my mind lives in the data drenched world of 2009 and so I often find my mind multi-tasking to the detriment of serious, focuses reflection. I suspect I'm not alone in wondering how to deal with the dilemna created by having too much information. So my intent would be to identify ordinary events that have deeper meaning. Wanderings, if you will, that will show a window into my life and (perhaps) offer a glimmer of insight to anyone else willing to wade into my world. Hopefully the effort, with occasional motivation and encouragement from others, will result in a meaningful focus of mental energy as I attempt translating thoughts into entries that capture and preserve the essense of my experiences. And with this, the first step has been taken!