The Eagle's Very First Blog

Working 62 hours a week (though not for long) I don't have a great deal of free time, most of which I spend trying to relax and/or generate the energy to plan a wedding, a trip around the world, get a new job (to replace the one I love, but am not willing to do for 62 hours per 7 day period), spend time with my fiance, practice my magic, etc.

What's my point?

So the last thing I do (given I don't have an internet connection at work) is spend time surfin' the net, let along "blogging."

However, a few of my close friends, big fans of surfing the net and the like, have started blogging and, what the hell, I'm joining them.

Now, I promise (other than this blog) to only blog about that which I personally find interesting, thought provoking, humorous or the like. No grocery lists, random descriptions of my day (at least, not if they aren't entertaining), etc.

And really, the thing I find most interesting about the few blogs I've read so far is that you get to see inside the mind and heart of the blogger. Most of us, at best, seem only to "check in" with family and friends, without any idea of what's really going on for them at any given moment in time. This is not a new phenomenon, as everybody knows your neighbor doesn't REALLY want to hear your honest or complete answer to the question "How are you? But the opportunity of the blog, the exhibitionist's diary, as a shortcut to knowing people a bit more authentically, is one I appreciate.

I love hearing/reading people speak/write what's really there for them, in any given moment, whether related to momentus events or just the impression they got in an instant while stepping off the train.

Beats the hell out of the daily summary, anyway.