Why am I here?
Inaugural. It is always good to start with a word that is fun to say. A bit like nuclear. It is always good to start a blog with a post. So why am I here? I have been thinking about beginning a blog for a while, a coworker a few years ago suggested that it is a great way to keep those back home ‘in the loop’ (see About). I am generally a non participating observer of Facebook (in a very voyeur what-are-my-friends-and-associates-up-to-now? way. What? Drunk again???) And I don’t often join in. Er to clarify – drinking, yes. Facebook, not so much. Also, my mum isn’t on Facebook. I am an old school social networker (the ‘pick up phone, have a chat/pop down to the local, my friends are already there’ type), which has some limitations here in Abu Dhabi. I have found the information and interaction in other people’s blogs much like having a natter with friends about a great topic, without publishing dodgy photos of anyone. Also, I like the blog format; it is a resource I have been using for quite some time to find out more about all manner of things in the world – everything from pollinating cucumbers to political controversy to personal crusades and curiosities. It is a great vehicle for the expert as well as the everyman/woman voice. I enjoy writing and I still like the sound of my own voice, so I am giving blogging a crack. I have no apparent area of expertise to share with the world, so this will be diary blog. Good luck to you. Please note I will try to limit my usage of personal pronouns, parentheses and hyphens in future posts. I am also a big fan of the ol’ dot dot dot… We’ll see how that one goes; it might be a keeper…
Ectomies I have had
Motivationectomy
Grammarectomy
Humourectomy
That last one was painful. I want my funny bone back.
