First one

I've had it niggling in the back of my head for awhile; no, a long time. Write, write, write. Don't know if anyone will be interested, but at least I'll have a catalog of my adventures. And the readers of the SWAMP forum will be grateful to be relieved of my too frequent posting.

OMG this really is the navel gazing generation, but now we get to share it with whomever is unfortunate enough to stumble by.

I'll be writing about my favorite things: music, being a programmer on WMNF, riding my bike, cooking, and bargain shopping. Pretty sure my family and friends will get mentioned as well, because they are all a part of me.

The older I get the more I realize that life really is a journey. You need goals in order to motivate yourself to actually get moving, but the moving is what it's all about.

The point, IMHO, is to have time to be able to stop and say, "This is a great day. I'm so glad I'm doing ___________ right now."

Had one of those days yesterday. Went out with a friend-He Who Will Remain Nameless Until He Gives Me Permission To Out Him As A Friend Of Mine-HWWRNUHGMPTOHAAFOM for short-Oh, never mind. Lets call him HWWR for now.

HWWR and I went for an off road ride yesterday. We left from Trout Creek and did the loop with some side trails and did almost 17 miles. Four or five times, HWWR exclaimed what a gorgeous day it was, what a perfect day. And it was. We're getting towards the end of April, but the morning was still a bit cool. You've got to clutch and enjoy these days, 'cause we know they won't be with us long. Summer will be here soon enough. But he and I agreed, we are lucky to be able to take a Wednesday morning and spend it in the woods on our bikes.

OK, so for now I'm writing for myself. But I just edited two paragraphs out in case there might be a stray reader...really, you'll thank me.

This is far more cheery than I normally am, but that's OK. Why I'm editing for non-existent readers is kinda perplexing.

OK, good night. Happy trails, happy whatever you want.