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This
is a blog that I did not expect that I would reach especially in the equivalent
number of days. It was my original intent to do so but there were more than a
few moments along the way when it seemed nearly impossible to keep up the pace.
But here I am, 700 days and 700 posts later. What started as something to keep
me occupied during the long nights behind the front desk has morphed into a
cathartic daily exercise that has allowed me to vent, reflect, record, and
sometimes just play with words.
This
space has allowed me to keep track of my various interests and maintain a
record of my experiences in a variety of different areas. Some of the posts have
been simple recounts of trips that my wife and I have taken or events that I have
attended while others contain opinions on topics with which I am certain not
everyone will agree. And there is everything else along the varied spectrum.
It
is a given, as mentioned above, that there are many posts that I have struggled
to write for one reason or another. Sometimes I just didn’t feel like writing
while other times I wanted to write but couldn’t think of how to say something.
And because it has been a daily process, there are many instances (too many to
count) when I have found myself repeating the same point time and again… along
those lines, I am sure that this post is similar to those that I wrote for the
other centenary milestones.
In
the end, it is a means to get things out and maintain my writing despite the
obvious depletion of the minimal skills that I once possessed. It is also a way
to start conversations with those that I know read these posts… some regularly
and others on occasion. In these regards it is an incredibly self-serving
endeavor and I have never denied that fact. After all, this is a collection of
my experiences, opinions, discoveries, and interests.
However,
things have changed a lot since I started recording my life… while it is still
a record of my experiences and a number of my opinions it is also about my son
and what I want to make sure I share with him. There is nothing that can
replace the connection of telling him in person but there will inevitably be
things that are overlooked and I don’t want to end up like Michael Keaton. While
there are some topics and things that I haven’t written about there is a pretty
broad range of posts that can sum up a large part of my life. The words on the
screen/page and the act of writing tells much of my story and I want my son to
know me, the good and the unpleasant, the passionate and the combative, the structured
and the creative, everything.
