Being a published writer, I have not entered the world of blogging frivolously. I don’t like starting projects without a certain level of commitment. Statistics show that over a million blogs start daily and 90% die within the first month. Not wanting to just drift into cyberspace like so many bloggers, I have given this venture much thought. Perhaps too much thought since my forte’ in the area of blogging seems to be thinking and not doing. But I guess the time has come to stop talking about it and just do it!
Starting around a new year seems appropriate. Making a self agreement to update the blog at least once a week is a resolution I think I can live with. So I shall try this blogging thing for a year and see where it leads.
I won’t be cooking all of Julia Child’s recipes in 2010 because I rarely cook anymore, but I should gain some mass appeal for loving to eat. Even Julie Powell turned in her apron to write an unappetizing memoir called Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession. Her graphic descriptions of affairs, explicit sex, and butcher apprenticeship are not for those with a weak stomach, which reinforces my decision not to cook much anymore. Obviously too much cooking can cause a psychological strain – but I digress.
My platform is fairly simple. I take my faith but not myself too seriously. I feel God has a sense of humor and if we let him he will laugh with us – not at us. As for me, I’d rather be laughing with God. With that in mind, perhaps I can offer a different perspective on world events, social issues, and everyday life.
I’ve been told that blogging, face book, and twitter are necessities for a writing career today. You don’t even exist unless you participate in at least one of those mediums. Well, using that criterion, I guess you might say I’m taking my first breath of life here. I now blog – therefore – I exist!
