take 1 : intro + disclaimer

let me begin by saying,


"i appreciate you taking the time to read this and i hope you enjoy it."


that said,


i would like to apologize, in advance, for any poor grammar, missspelt words (yeah, that one was to make sure you're really reading), run on sentences, improper or total lack of capitalization, poor use of punctuation, etc ...



i try my best to type as fast as the thoughts come into and back out of my head, so please forgive any screw ups and accept my apologies for my total disregard for all of the aforementioned proper writing rules.


i also apologize for any sarcasm that may come across as bitter, jaded or politically incorrect. i apologize if i get sappy, sentimental, emotional, dramatic or take large liberties with the truth. i regret to inform you there will be countless tangents i will get lost in which will elude me from my original point. i apologize, ahead of time, for any half-cocked conspiracy theories or uneducated, paranoid interpretations of others' versions of "the news" (as this may happen frequently). and i apologize for any jokes i make that i find hysterical and you either don't find funny or don't understand at all.


i will try my best to avoid discussing sex, religion or politics, but if i forget from time to time ... well, then, again, i apologize.



i may repeat or contradict myself. my apologies.


this disclaimer has been written so i need only make these apologies once.


with the apologies aside, i feel i must explain a few of the reasons for this new medium outlet:


1-facebook status updates allow only 420 characters per update. so i keep having to shorten and cheapen my thoughts. (no matter how ridiculous, boring or useless my thoughts may be ... as some of you may know, i tend to ramble ... and 420 characters per update is like peeing in the ocean.)


2-i am a stay at home dad whose entire day is spent having conversations with a 2 year old. he has plenty to say, as do i, and oddly/coincidentally we understand each other quite well. but feedback and conversation with persons of my relative age can sometimes be necessary, for better or worse (even in the reclusive approach of the internet).


3-i suffer from an intense case of diarrhea of the mouth (or as i like to call it, "restless foot-in-mouth-syndrome") and it tends to dig me holes that i cannot get out of. my self-diagnosed [and friend confirmed] affliction tends to offend those who appreciate someone who speaks before opening one's mouth. so, i thought this would be good practice in thinking before i type it out. OR an exercise in practicing cutting those people out of my life who cannot accept that this is how i talk/write.


now that all of that is out of the way ...


i feel that i should further explain, i am a:


son, brother, husband, father, and a jack of most trades and a king of none.


i have many varied hobbies, interests and experiences. but any of you reading this already knew that.



or did you?


one of my most recent interests is not so much writing, as it is internet "rambling".


i figure ... i've always been pretty good at doing it with my mouth, why not try it with my fingers.


i'm talking about rambling ... you pervert ... yes i know what that sounded like. (by the way all perverted or off color responses such as, "that's what she said" are not only welcome but encouraged)


so upon deciding that this might be a good, healthy way to shunt some excess, useless brain waste ... i read some other "blogs" to see how this whole thing works and i found that most of them have a theme.



this one?



not so much.


i'm not going to spend all of my time focusing on writing at length about any one thing such as:


parenting, or the usually comical, always beautiful, often proud, sometime depressing or hard and trying moments of being a stay at home dad, or the lovely, awesome and sometime hard parts of being married, or music (new, old and everything in between, whether it be making it or listening to/appreciate/bashing it), or skateboarding [and how i wish my body would still let me do it carelessly], or cooking, or any of the other things that go on through out our days here in the cook house. i plan on, instead, writing (or pointlessly rambling on and on) about whatever i feel like writing about. consider this the "seinfeld" of bl .. bl ... blogs (i already dislike saying/typing this word).


SO ... if you feel like reading it, please enjoy. and please also feel free to send your feedback as well. i hope you find it, if nothing more, mildly entertaining.