I do have a platform in which to say anything and I know that Internet search engines will come around and scoop 'em up. I'm still amazed at the different routes I could take with this. For example, I have never included any literary writing here. I could pick almost any topic and work on it in a daily public way. I probably won't. More likely, I'll just continue as I have been. Namely, that means writing accounts when on trips, complaining about things I find offensive, and sharing interests in things such as movies, or my work.
My first real entries on September 2, 2003 included the photo above. I went back and re-sized the original in order to remind me about when I started here. In September 2003, Jay had flown back to Sri Lanka as his mother had become terminally ill. My sister had flown back to Iowa after visiting the west coast for the first time. I snapped the shot to show her how the photo shirt of us had come out. I was preparing to send it to my dad in New Hampshire. Without this medium, I could not have so quickly nor easily placed these events into context.
Five years ago, things were not as they are today. They will not stay the same for tomorrow either. Maybe this is one reason I plan to keep on blogging. At least I'll have some sort of personal record of it.