Thursday, November 20, 2008

First Post

Actually, it's my third post. The other two posts couldn't wait.

Several people have encouraged me to write a blog in the past few months. I guess that some of my family letters turned into essays (or rants) that deserved a bigger audience.

Or something.

Blogs are versatile tools. Some of the best blogs are used to keep family members updated with news and pictures. Other really good blogs present an exposition or analysis of current events, either events that Big News picked up, or events that Big News missed (or ignored) but whose Story Still Needs To Be Told. Some of the worst blogs are poorly-written screeds, created by people who want to feed their egos but don't have what it takes to get published in a legitimate book or periodical.

I guess it's up to you, the reader, to decide where this blog belongs, on the continuum between family newsletters and ego feed screeds. This blog is long on words and short on pictures. If you want to see pictures, you can go to:
http://ray.datech-net.com/family.html
http://ray.datech-net.com/mtn_rat.html
http://ray.datech-net.com/lori_recital.html

Even without pictures, I'll try to make this blog worth your time to read it. If you like what you see here, please tell your friends about it.

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