In The Beginning

The start of a new adventure.

In the totality of the experiences of a humans life, everything’s starting point is based on a choice, whether an internal or an external one. So many things affect choice, be it desire, need, fear, etc. In fact, the choice of using the literary tool of “etc” is based on a fear of not knowing enough options to put, or knowing so many that you must choose brevity instead.

For quite some time now I have been wrestling with starting my own publication, blog, call it what you will. For too long I chose not to start writing for others because of fear. However, my desire to go down this path has been so strong, for so long, that I have decided to choose fight instead of fear. If I fail, so be it. At least I know that I tried.

What will I be commenting on, making observations about? Well that’s easy, it could be anything. That being said, I do have a passion for a few things, Politics and Society and how the intersection of these things is shaping our world today is at the top of my list. I am a conservative, I will not hide that fact, mask it, or abandon my values because someone disagrees with me. I choose to be civil towards everyone in spite of the incivility often shown to anyone who doesn’t lean far to the left or pay homage to that narrative. I love having discussions and am willing to hear others points of view. Why would I want to be involved in such a toxic, soul crushing world that is politics? Plato once said, and I am paraphrasing, If you don’t get involved in politics then you will wind up being governed by people who are inferior to you. I am not an apologist for every republican in public office, I call balls and strikes as I see them. For example, if a republican said we should completely do away with all forms of social welfare, I would vehemently disagree because I believe in a safety net. However, I am more inclined to support “hand ups” to “hand outs” so don’t expect to see me stumping for more social programs to enable people to live indefinitely off the public dole. I’ve been down on my luck, had to go to the food bank to feed my kids, but I fought my way out of those situations and then gave back when I was able.

I will always attempt to break up the monotony with commentary on other things like, military, law enforcement, college basketball, humor, and the list goes on. See how I chose not to use, ‘Etc.’, life is all about choices.

In the beginning I would like to commit to at least one large publication per week. If this takes off and my support base grows then so to will my commitment to increased output. Keeping in mind that to start this is all done in my free time.

I hope you’ll join me and support me on this adventure