Welcome

Hello and welcome! Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and one of many attempts to document selected snippets of my life. I plan on entering daily thoughts and stories and hope I do not get too caught up in whether or not it is interesting (to me or you, as this usually kills any 'writing project' I have ever attempted). I do plan on a few projects along the way, including my first project where I'll take a picture every morning as I start a six-month workout routine. That should be roughly 180 photos that hopefully show some progress and motivate me along the way.

The title of the blog is a reference to a short story by John Updike, from his "Pigeon Feathers (and Other Stories)" collection. My reasoning, I suppose, is more to credit Mr. Updike for his inexhaustible writing accomplishments with the hope that I will be inspired by him to write every day. Just a side note: He has published over 60 books in his career.

One last thought. My initial feelings towards a blog of any kind have been full of skepticism and real doubt at their necessity. These last several months, after taking a few moments (albeit too infrequently) to read updates on the life of a friend in Germany, I have began to understand the real value in a blog when some thought and purpose is put into it. At the very least, it's a convenient way to think about, reflect and then rethink events that all-too-often are forgotten in the daily rush of life. I wish the pen and paper were more persuasive to people, but why be a Luddite? This seems to be a well-tested digital revolution worth utilizing.