If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

I've wanted to start a blog for a while, but only hesitated out of fear, I think.  This isn't a diary- this is the world wide web (if it's even still okay to call it that) and every word I write will be forever cast into the universe, bounced off satellites into the homes of whoever wishes to read, or accidentally stumbles upon, this blog.  Then again, what is sacred these days?  Isn't what we admire about others their ability to put themselves "out there"?  So I'm deciding to join the game and see how it feels to make myself vulnerable, and do what I do best: write.