Recently, I was invited (more or less) to read someone’s blog that I respect.  Respect for many reasons, the greatest of which (or right now) is her writing.  I’ve always enjoyed her prose, but reading her blog gives me a greater appreciation for her sense of humor and her craft as a writer.  

What this means to me, here and now, is the inspiration.  When the sun is shining, there’s money in the bank, the cars are both working well, and I don’t have an assignment looming over me, I fancy myself a decent writer.  However, I am not disciplined in the slightest.  The primary reason I don’t write in this silly blog, is I have great difficulty figuring out what to write about.  I have the same problem approaching a paper, or even an essay question.  Once I get going, and find my stride, I’m pretty good.

Unfortunately, its taken me this long to figure this out.  How can I endeavor to improve my writing, if I never, ever practice writing?  So… my intention is to use this forum to write about serious shit, silly shit and, of course, just shit.