This is my 100th posting. Woo hoo! I’m not sure if that’s good or bad. When I started this blog, I had no idea of how long I would end up doing it. As my “About” page details, and my first posting mentions, I had no agenda in mind nor a particular subject area to discuss. It wouldn’t have surprised me nor bothered me if this ended in one month or one year. I just thought I’d give it a whirl and see what happened. Some months I wrote every other day and some months it was once a week. It all depended on my mood at the time and whether I had something I wanted to say. There are now twelve categories of subject matter. I don’t know if that will expand in the future or not.
So, getting back to the topic at hand, why do I blog? I think my primary motivation, at least in the beginning, was to peel off a little bit of my self-induced shell. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a fairly introverted kind of guy. I’m definitely not the life of the party. There won’t be throngs of people gathering around my end of the room to hear about all of my adventures or listen to my captivating stories. As a matter of fact, shortly after I started blogging, one of my former co-workers told me that she learned more about me after the first few weeks of blogging than she had in the couple of years that we worked together. Heck, I actually thought I was being pretty open at the time. In reality though, few people get past the first layer with me. Not that I’m an overly complicated guy or anything like that. Just the opposite. I’d say I’ve got two shells. A lot of people may get through the first layer, but few, if any, get past the second. If you do, you’ll have a pretty good idea of what makes me tick.
So there you have it. If you’ve been reading most of my blog, you should have a little better picture of who I am and what my opinions and beliefs are. They’re not set in stone although there are certain core values that are not subject to negotiation. I do think there are things that this old dog can still learn. I’ve actually changed my opinion in certain areas in the short time that I’ve been blogging. I’m sure there will be others. Stay tuned…
