Starting to Blog

This is all Berni's and Kim's fault.  Berni mentioned last year that I should blog after reading some of my insomniac ramblings I called vacation emails.  And Kim for inspiring me with her blog, which is marvelous (check it out at www.longwayhomeblog.com).  And yes, it took me over a year to decide to do it.  The credit for the name of the blog goes to Don, my ever-loving partner in life.  Okay, so maybe its not their fault, I will say that the credit goes to them for my venturing forth into the blogging world. 

I am one of those people who sometimes finds interest in the most mundane things.  Take a pair of scissors, for example.  One could discuss the meaning of life as a pair of scissors.  It's called a pair of scissors for a reason - it takes two pieces to function.  Not only that, but they have to be aligned properly and used correctly.  I have a pair of kitchen shears that comes apart in two pieces for cleaning.  If you put it together wrong, it doesn't work.  If you try to use the pieces separately, it is sorely lacking in functionality.   But when assembled and used as intended, it is wonderful.  I'm a firm believer that life needs to lived in the correct time and place.  It's only when we find that symbiosis that life is good.  And if anyone is wondering, life is good.

So, why am I waterwench you ask?  At the risk of sounding too "woo-woo," I love water.  I swim and snorkel.  I love to watch the ocean waves.  When I didn't live in a city with an ocean, I was often at the river.  As a kid, I loved watching the fish swim in the creek but I had no desire to take them home and capture them in a fish tank.  The little tree frogs were another story, they often came home with me, stuffed in my pockets.  When I set them free in our backyard, some would stick around awhile for me to play with another day.  Once I came home very muddy and I got as far as the laundry room when my mom made me take off my shirt and shorts and put them in the washer.  I never got further than a couple of "but moms" in our discussion.  Imagine her surprise when she went to transfer the clothes to the dryer and dozens of tree frogs came jumping out at her!

We are all a product of our experiences.  Its those experiences I hope to share with you in this blog.  Hopefully you won't be too bored.