"Ramblings At Eventide": Curtain Rises

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Curtain Rises

So, here I sit ready to speak to the world, and I'm wondering what I should say. Why blog? That's probably a question deserving some response. Maybe it's a desire to be "in" and "up" with all that's going on in this techno-advanced age we live in, but I'm generally not much of a "Follow-the-Joneses" type of fellow. No, I think it is simpler --more selfish, and selfless than that. This blog can provide me opportunity to spend time writing, a pursuit I dearly love, but the demands and whims of life too often keep me from; it also can provide a perhaps more regular and deeper glance at the goings-on of the family for those loved-ones out there that --again, I'll blame life's demands and whims-- we don't connect with as much as we ought.

The title of my blog is a phrase I came up with some 20-ish years ago while composing a poem about my then-beloved, who awhile later miraculously agreed to become my wife, and with whom I now have gloriously shared nearly 19 years of wedded bliss. It has a poetic ring to it, and since she is still my main inspiration, and I'm sure most all of my posting will occur in the "eventide," I thought it a suitable title. So, with an inspiring bride and two supportive, but busy, brilliant and creative teenage children, maybe I'll be able to make an honest effort to post here at least weekly. Let me know what you think.

So with these introductory "ramblings" completed, and one of my teenagers hovering nearby not-so-subtly pining for her computer time yet tonight, I guess I'll sign off, leaving you to hope for more substance in the next post. Blessings to all.

1 comment:

TezukaNovember 21, 2008 at 12:36 AM
Nice Descriptions. Very Good First Post.
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