and so it begins...

I'm not actually sure what has possessed me to start blogging. To be sure, it has nothing to do with any New Year's resolution as I have resolved to have none of those (and really, do they ever last past January 3rd anyhow?). Is it that I faithfully read Neil Gaiman's blog? Is it that I have friends who are blogging and I wanted to jump on the blog bandwagon? Perhaps it is as simple as needing a place that might force me to write more consistently, but I think I just want to know I am putting something new in the world; something with at least the possibility of reaching beyond my own personal sphere. And so it begins...