The Art of Writing

"What, are you working on your book?"

"Mm-hmm"

"I find writing very gratifying. I must -- I've written
seven books on my years at the helm."

"Well, you've obviously got a great knack for fiction."

My Fellow Americans

Well this is my very first blog entry on my very first blog site. I am dedicating these pages to the art of the written word. I love writing. I communicate best through writing. I feel that non-oral communication can oftentimes be more effective than listening to two people talk over each other in conversation. This is a medium for me and others to promote ideas, discuss interesting topics, and basically have a place to vent if the need ever arises.

I want this site to be multi-faceted. I am very interested in politics and, because we are in a peak political season, I will likely spend some time on that topic. I do, however, wish to try to juggle many different genres of discussion.

I may spend one day lamenting the fact that I had to hear another one of John Kerry's mind-numbing flip-flops, and spend the next day lamenting about my mind-numbing dog chewing up one of my flip-flops. I may write on a Sunday about the practice of religion and how I find some people's practice of their faith relatively ridiculous, and then write on Wednesday about the Disneyland fan cult I am trying to organize.

No matter how you look at it, this should be an interesting place. A place where people can express ideas. A place where people can come for a laugh. A place where clothing is entirely optional. This is my dream.