and so it begins...

Today, I rose early, the house so quiet her silence was almost deafening. I sat in front of my computer as I do every morning. I skimmed the news, checked in on the alternate reality also known as Facebook and ended up reading a post from someone’s blog. I had no idea what the next hour would bring…

You see, while I am a true nerd, a huge fan of technology, I am notoriously skeptical and resistant to it in many forms, especially social media. While I know it self righteous of me, the whole seen so oft feels self indulging even narcissistic. Yet, I understand that in many ways Facebook, Blogspot, Twitter and the like are nothing more than journaling without the lock. I also know that it provides many talented people who would otherwise have no way to share their gift from God an outlet. So, I indulge myself as well but I do not over indulge.

I have been told many times, by many people over the past year (or two) that they think I have something to share and I should blog. I just told you me feelings on that. So, I resisted but did I? The truth is I am an active Facebook member. I post status updates regularly but not daily. Surprisingly, the feedback has been positive. I told myself this is not blogging. While technically true, in reality it is “blogging lite”. I am a walking, talking, blogging contradiction but I digress.

Where was I? Ah yes, “I had no idea what the next hour would bring.”

Here I sit reading someone’s blog and I find myself clicking that white “B” in the orange block. You know the one. I then follow those simple steps and BAM, I now have blog! Once I see the words that state I have created my blog I am directed to the “New Post” page. I’m still in denial so I go to “Settings”, then “Layout” and finally, “Monetize”. Unable to accept that any company would ever want to sell their products on my blog I end up where I started, “New Post”, d@mn!

The questions are now unavoidable; does this make me a narcissist, will anyone read what I write and why do I care? Then there is the big one, “What will I say?” So, I simply do as always, I just start typing.

“and so it begins…”