It’s a Sunday afternoon in 2015 and this is the first blog post in May. You probably already know that but I needed something to open with so I’m getting it out of my system.
No one can see this version of the blog yet, though the bots have found it and have been blocked so my comments are no longer jacked with spam, but other than that this has been sort of a private reflection upon my past as I’m putting up 14 years of thoughts, memories and whines. This is a huge project. I don’t think all the blogs have been up together from all of the versions of the site. I think I had 8 or 9 years up at one point, but for whatever reason I took them down and they’ve been hiding on my hard drive for years.
I don’t know if you’ll enjoy these, but I am picking up on bits and pieces of my life that have gone away over the years. I just haven’t been blogging or expressing myself as much. I think it’s the rise of Twitter and Facebook. Back in the day all I had was Blogger or WordPress if I wanted to whine. I’d put my whine out here and maybe three people (plus spam bots) would see it. Now, if I want to rant, I tweet or post an update on Facebook and get it out of my system in 140 characters or less. Yeah, it’s not the same.
I’m discovering things about myself as well. I used to have a lot more responsibilities at work, and really, with my dad, yet I’d get away. Now it’s like I’m tied to my computer and I haven’t been anywhere of significance in years. In the old days I’d just get up and go do what I wanted. Now I think about it and I get bogged down and if I’m gone more than a couple of hours it’s like the world ends. Sigh.
I guess I’m going to have to learn to let go again.
So anyway, I’m coming back, warts and all. Everything that I’ve ever done will be back. I’m giving up on redoing things. I’ve been locked in the past for too long. So stay tuned. Things are about to get freaky.
Jim