Every Thing He Said is Just Wrong.

Let’s take this point by point:

No, I'm not getting married.

On the surface this seems truthful, but let’s face it, given your relationship to your family, marriage to any woman would be bigamy.

No, I'm not coming out of the closet I was never in, so thanks for asking.

Again, seemingly truthful, but if the love of dice and miniatures is as shameful today, as certain practices were in past, one sees the self delusion.

No, I'm not running for leader of the Liberal party. I have some standards.

This is one point on which Tom may have put forward, what in good faith, may have been thought factual. Unfortunately, putting ones hat into the figurative ring does not seem to be a criteria for candidacy, according to the 35 million names so far trial ballon-ed by the dailies. Tom should issue a clearer, definitive statement and join Frank McKenna as the second Canadian not running for the Liberal leadership.

So, what does that leave? Heaven help us all;;; a blog. I has a blog.

Close to factual. Webster’s defines a blog as: “an online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; also called Weblog”. What Tom seems to have is “an online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page along with other people’s recipes.

Said blog does not, yet, have any content.

Yes there is! There are the recipes.

Since I have other forums on the Intertubes for my (most) geeky habits, this blog is likely to contain some of the other potpourri of my interests - things about language(s), history, my thoughts and observations, recipes, daily life, family news, some things about science, math, global warming (just for Derek), the economy, etc.

It says this blog is “likely” to contain a number of things. Let’s not kid ourselves. It will include more recipes and the diatribes of an aging curmudgeon. - From one AC to another.

Most of it might be links or pointers since I'm not really qualified to speak to most matters of complexity and import, but I do read a lot of folks who do have something to contribute. Perhaps some of these pointers will find a home.

This total disingenuousness is completely belied by how often you have thought you are qualified to speak on any number of matters, based on the number of times I have seen you speak.

There's another dimension to this project - optimism. I've allowed a ridiculous work schedule to erode many things in my life that were not work. I have also allowed my genetic predisposition for a bit of a grey or cynical outlook and a negative vibe to obtain an unpalatable foothold in my life. This blog, in some way, shall be about countering that trend with some optimism and hope. I'm not really planning in turning it into a discussion forum. I am going to try to link to some good things, some happy things, and some optimistic things. I'll let some other folks tear down the illusions and the imaginings of a better future. I'm tired of that job and it is time to move in a new direction.

I just can’t even go here!

Again, not much to see right now, but you can join up as a follower (not my term - there's not a follower in the lot of you). I think you can subscribe too if you happen to have an RSS reader. I don't have any post-to-email gadgetry yet or any post-to-twitter bits either. That sort of thing may come later. I'm also not fond of the look and feel yet, but I have to have time and energy to deal with that, so that's a winter project. I'm not sure how often I'll post, but if I can get some sort of email notification up, you might not have to check back - the posts may find you (that is, assuming any degree of faint interest....).

I’m running out of time, but I think the rest of you see where I am going with this.