I had a look at the last entry on here, and it was about 5 years ago. Wow! What a long time. To be fair, lots has happened since then...my marriage ended, got made a permanent employee at the uni, the kids have grown up.
I've been on trips, learned things, tried new hobbies, tried old hobbies. Gained weight. Lost weight. Gained it again, lol.
Blogs for the purpose of just sharing your life are not really the thing anymore. It's FaceBook, Pinterest, Instagram. But unlike a lot of people, I've been never wanted to be famous. Well to do maybe, or a least comfortably well off, but not famous.
So, I think what I'll be doing with this blog is to document some of my memorable experiences. I've never been a reliable letter writer (ask my Mom). But I have seen a few things worth noting I believe.
I do a lot of writing for work, emails, grant applications, academic papers, but writing about my experiences is not exactly that sort of thing.
Here's hoping that I can get this going again. I have tried in the last few years, but the trouble is, day to day life is not all that interesting. I think that's why FaceBook has gained so much traction (or Twitter, but I don't tweet). It's short form, here's what I did today. Just post a picture or a link to an article and bob's your uncle, you're done.
Blogs require a bit more thought and effort. But, I am happy with my earlier blog posts, and it does document my life and the kids in a way that I really like.
This blog will be a combination of time machine, and current snapshot of what's going on now. Hope you'll enjoy the ride. Because I'm making it up as I go along, just as we all are. :)
Love ya'll.
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