My Beginning in Blogdom

It occurred to me in the shower today, of all places, that I am constantly musing to myself about various topics, arguments, ideas...my mind is always on a million things at once. As a child, I was likened to a "Chatty Kathy", certainly an appropriate title for a young girl who never ran out of things to say.

By now we are all familiar with Facebook, MySpace and of course, the new up and coming rage Twitter (which, quite frankly I STILL don't understand.) I have tried my hand at all of these outlets, namely to stay in touch, share photos, etc. But after awhile Facebook was bombarded by commercialism and I guess as a college student, it served its purpose but nowadays I find myself irritated by the "green patch requests" and "Which celebrity are you?" quizzes or "Join our 'We Hate Taco Bell' Club." And in all honesty, what am I really accomplishing by accumulating hundreds of "friends" who I really don't know on any real level and then signing on to hear on a "news feed" about all of their drunk debaucheries or latest "status" updates?

If I am speaking Chinese to you, fear not. ( I can imagine my mother wondering to herself, "What in the hell is a green patch request?") The good news is, you don't have to know all the internet lingo to participate in my latest endevor. Here you will find straight talk on a variety of topics from recipes to my latest political rant. Even if no one but my mom and dad and sister cares what I have to say, which is highly likely, I hope that this serves as an outlet for me to express whatever it is that is on my mind. And believe me, it's a circus up there--NOTHING is off limits.

You will no doubt learn more than you ever wanted to know about the truth about the American Pit Bull Terrier (my sweet puppy Grace would no doubt be the star of that article) or you might discover 10 tried and true recipes that will WOW any dinner guests. You will likely hear my opinion on anything and everything from child rearing to Walmart, from border security to tips on obtaining a better wardrobe. I am no expert but hopefully this blog will entertain you or inform you and I hope to in turn, be enlightened and inspired by your comments.

This first post is dedicated to my sweet, albeit disgruntled Bryan who, for the life of him, cannot figure out why on earth I want to start "blogging." But then again, I cannot figure out why on earth anyone would want to drive all the way to El Paso on a Harley with no shocks in 110 degree weather. Hence the saying, "To each, his own."

Bye for now.