Beginning

This blog has existed for some time now, although this is to be the first post. After a long discussion with my wife this morning about Mr. White, I decided that I should take the plunge and put aside my dislike of this dreaded format and get to writing. So in the spirit of E.B. let me begin with this:

I see very little difference between blogs and horror films. Both are cheaply made, lacking in substance and despite these shortcomings immensely popular. Popularity and quality need not go hand in hand but it is baffling to see something of such poor make sustain itself for so long. The rational person would conclude that the fault must lie with the critic. While I cannot bring myself to admit that the blogs I have read are any better than I found them to be, I do believe a blog, much like a horror movie, can be well-made and worthwhile.

My hope is that, for me, the daily act of writing in a stream of consciousness manner will be helpful to the other kinds of writing I do. For those reading I hope you find the thoughts and ideas put forth interesting, perhaps amusing, but at very least relevant to your own lives. I make no claims to having any insight into life that any of you lack nor do I believe that my perceptions are more piercing. I write. It is what I do and therefore I believe it makes a good deal more sense for me to write this blog than it does for my neighbor the doctor or my neighbor the plumber.

How I intend to proceed:

I will do my utmost to prevent this from becoming a daily diary about my life. Although I do think an account of my professional life (and current lack thereof) should be included, I do not intend to make this a fast and economical record of all that I do.

What I pledge to anyone who takes the trouble to read what I write is this: what you read here will not be the hasty musings of someone with too much time on their hands. Nothing published to the web from this blog will appear without being reread, spellchecked and edited.

Finally, for those of you not familiar with the essays of Mr. E.B. White please do visit your library or local bookstore and give him a look. His writings span numerous decades and touch on topics that are relevant today. To try and write in the same spirit as Mr. White is quite a task to set for myself and I will do my utmost to achieve it.

So until tomorrow,

JRS