All great endeavors have beginnings, and so must this new blog titled “Adventures in Waco.” But what is this? Who is creating it, and what does it promise you, the reader?
First, a quick disclaimer about myself, this blog’s creator. I may change my mind later on down the road, but at this point I prefer to remain anonymous. This is not a reflection on the character of the Wacoans who might read what I write (for example, I do not fear being tarred and feathered by an angry mob of people holding torches and pitchforks and then run out of town, all for making less than fawning comments that someone living here might take issue with), but more a reflection of my personality. I’m not the type who tells you their life story the first time I meet you. We have to get to know each other a bit better before I drop my guard.
Now, I’m not new to the blogosphere. In 2005, I started a personal blog that I ran hot and heavy with for a full year or so. After all those posts, the pressure of trying to come up with interesting and amusing daily content got to me, and I just plain hit the wall. I contributed a few sporadic posts after that, but my most recent one was in January of this year, and I don’t forsee going back there anytime soon.
I still miss a number of things about blogging, however, and for some unknown reason — possibly the onset of cold weather here along the Brazos forcing me indoors for extended periods — I found myself on the WordPress site, clicked on “Create Your Own Blog,” and here I am.
What do I have in mind for Adventures in Waco? I think the title says it all. I chose it carefully because it’s flexible, in that just about everything I do or think could theoretically fit inside such a big tent. In the beginning, however, I want to show people some of the things I come across in my journeys around Waco and share my thoughts about them. As we progress, I’ll probably say more about myself, but my main goal right now is to show off this city I’ve lived in for almost 20 years.
Oh, yeah. What about me? Let’s just say that I both live and work in Waco, am a native Texan, and look forward to our future together in cyberspace.
1 Comment
November 6, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Hi “Aventures in Waco!”