Black Oak's Daughter

Here it is… the new site…

Thanks to MiniMe for hosting me for a while.

What should I say for the first post on a new blog?

I guess I’ll start with why I blog.

I blog therefore I am….. um, no.

I blog because Prince Charming reads them and he’s fallen head over heals for me, and someday he’ll find me and come to my door with a glass something and …….. um, no.

I blog so that the world can be impressed with my wit……… um, no. well, maybe, but i doubt it. really

How about so all the kids at work that make fun of bloggers can pick on me too? Nah, they probably all have their own blogs, they spend too much energy making too much fun of people not to be guilty of it themselves.

I blog because sometimes I think I have something to say. Yeah, that’s it. But wait, there’s more:

I blog so that my daughter has a record of my life. So that she can learn from my mistakes, and know who her mother really is.

I blog because i get writers cramp way too easily, so journaling in a paper notebook is out. This is my self therapy, my mental playground, a place where I can figure out and explore my own beliefs and interests, do some creative writing, or just share something that I think is important, or silly enough to share for whatever reason.

I blog because I enjoy writing, and good writing takes a lot of practice. Someday I’m going to be a good writer. I’m still practicing. Bear with me.

I’ve actually been blogging for a few years now. I moved my blog here for a few reasons.
1. I didn’t want my site to be tied to my somewhat unreliable ISP, and it was.
2. The only people that know where my old blog was were people that I know. There’s no risk in that. Moving here means a wider audience, and for me that is a bit terrifying, but also a stretch of my personality that I resolved to take this year. I have major stage fright, even when you can’t see me. I’ll get over that, I hope.
3. My kid is a bit of a geek, and I’m really proud of that, and she set this up for me (all I did was think up and reserve my domain name) so I might as well use it
4. Wordpress is cooler and seriously more sophisticated than what I was doing on my own in FrontPage. I’ll enjoy playing with it to see what I can do.

So, Hello to all my friends, family, and cheesehead ex-family members (you know who you are) that have been redirected here from there. Hello to all you wordpressers that stumble across me too.

Enjoy your stay. No Veal will be served, but I hear the Lasagna is good.(see #4) Please tip your waiter. Have a nice evening.

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