A Blog is Born

I remember graduating from high school and my aunts gave me the Dr. Seuss book Oh, the places you'll go!.  I skimmed through it and thought it was cute.  I think I tucked it away on a shelf and haven't touched it since.  But here I am, 10 years down the road, remembering that book and that day.  So young and naive.  So many paths I could take, so many things I wanted to do, to accomplish.  So many plans I already had for my life!

"You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go."
So did I accomplish everything I wanted to do?  Ehhh, hit or missed some.  Did I take the path I always imagined?  Not exactly...  But when I look at my daughter, watch her play with her father - the husband I choose - I know I did something right.  That was one path that I followed that got me where I wanted to to go.  A wonderful husband, check.  A loving father, check.  A beautiful daughter, check.  Simple as that right?

"But on you will go though the weather be foul.  On you will go though your enemies prowl.  On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl.  Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak."
 So a Blog is Born!  To remember the places I've been, and to plan/predict/over analyze (as I tend to do) the places I will go.  Because life is too short not to savor the flavors.  And what better way to muse over life's predicaments than through a blog, after all, that's what all the cool kids are doing right?

"You're off to Great Places!  Today is your day!  Your mountain is waiting.  So...get on your way!"

 

Here goes nothing...