what's the point?

That's a good question. It was the question I was asked by my local librarian when I told him that I was going to try my hand at blog writing. It was also the question that made me realize another reason why I don't like libraries. Finally, it is the question that has been asked of countless literary greats of our time: Justin Beiber's response was (and I paraphrase) 'It's like baby baby oh, baby baby oh, etc.'; President Obama quipped 'Si se puede'; and my response is...shoot...what was it again...?

The truth is, if you've ever written a blog (and trust me on this, because I'm writing one now), you'll know that the first entry is always the most painful and difficult to write. I'm writing this first entry the same way that I took every major exam in college: in a cold sweat, wishing I didn't have the cafeteria's powdered eggs for breakfast. After making one sad attempt, I would imagine all the other things that I could do with my life once I failed, staring out the window thinking how lucky squirrels are that all they have to do is dodge cars and hawks and find nuts, and then thinking about how I could go for a bowl of peanuts right about now. But then, I would gather my wits and try again. With each pass, things would seem to improve (that, or my expectations would gradually be lowered) until, finally, I submit my crumpled, waded up, tear-soaked mess of an exam/blog to be judged... exposed for all the world to see.

So welcome to my blog! Hopefully I've already enticed and enthralled you to want more, such that you are hooked for life (or until my followers - i.e. my mom - get tired of reading my garble). The great thing is that, once blogs because huge successes, no one ever goes back through the thousands of entries to see the first one. Think about it...have you ever seen the pilot episode of a TV show that was hugely successful, and then thought it was funny or entertaining? Most networks bury the pilot because they're too embarrassed that they let such nonsense make it to the public. That's what I'm hoping to do with this entry. That's the great thing about this Interwebby thing...no one will ever find this blog, and it won't be forever beamed around the universe for anyone and their mom to see and ridicule.

So, like the pilot episode of every great, smash hit TV show, let me bring this sorry excuse to a pilot entry to a close so that we can get on to the really good stuff. And I'm sure you're thinking what I'm thinking: boy, I sure hope it gets better...