Hello World

That pretty much sums it up. I guess like everyone else in the modern day world of public display and closet voyeurism, it was only a matter of time before this happened. Not one to keep my opinion to myself, or tread lightly in most conversations, I have grown weary of the word count limitations created by Twitter or Facebook.

So, the experiment begins .... can I rant each day, everyday, and keep it light and fluffy? Not even going to try. Just seeking to write and publish my thoughts and feelings on certain subjects or topics in an attempt to regain or maintain sanity as my 40th birthday looms in the next 12 months. In this economy professional therapy is too damn expensive, and let's face it, I already know how I feel having to resolve my own problems while getting paid to fix the issues in the lives of others.

I am 39, practicing law, married for more than a decade (together for almost a score), trying my best to raise two wonderful girls, and keep them from having me fixed like the dog.

I live in a small town where being a "liberal" is generally considered a dirty word and generally an offense to God himself for some reason. The mere fact that I might consider a different, more secular opinion gets me in trouble more times than I care to count these days.

I have a baby brother who took a different route on the highway of life and proudly serves our nation in uniform living in harm's way. We both live our lives by virtue of two oaths to protect our nation and Constitution: mine with the power of words and text, his by the power of the sword. I am an Auburn Tiger and he is a Georgia Bulldog, both actually being alumni of these sacred institutions. Imagine my face when he called from Baghdad last November to give me hell about my beloved Tigers losing yet again to those bastards.

I am generally a centrist or moderate in my views. Some times I lean left, and other times I lean right.

I dread and fear the day that some boy comes to my front door and tells me that he is there to get one of my girls.

So, as any journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, here is my right foot forward.

If you feel the need to comment, please do. I welcome other opinions and never turn away any stroking of my ego. All I ask is that you be nice -- I may have a tough exterior but I have a warm, soft nougat center.