Monday morning

Well, it's been a couple days, and I haven't had a chance to write. Chris came back from his mom's house on Saturday. He was gone for 3 days and it felt like 1000 years. It was really good to see him. He spent the night here on Saturday night, but I won't get to see him again until Wednesday probably. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I say absence makes the heart grow antsy. :)

I got my Christmas decorations up. Last year, I didn't put any up, not even a tree. This year they are up really early. But that's ok, because Christmas is a beautiful time of year, though I admit on this, the Monday after Thanksgiving, I've almost had my fill of Christmas carols. Love the songs, but there are only so many of them. Really, how many different arrangements of "O Holy Night" are there? I think our local radio station has them all. I'm really not being a scrooge here, but for so long, the real meaning of Christmas has been hidden by the reports of increases (or decreases) in net sales.

Incidentally, my cat thinks he his helping me write this. How do you tell a cat that he is more of a hinderance than a help? If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. He helped me put up my Christmas tree too. It is certifiably safe for cat climbing. GRR.

Well, I think that's all I have for now, so check back and see whats going on later.

Me in July 2004 

First Entry

Dear Journal (and World)

This is my first entry. I have at various times in my life attempted to keep a journal. This is my first attempt to create an online trail of my life. I hope over time, that you will learn to know who I am and what I'm about.

I will make a couple of assumptions right from the beginning. The first is that you care. I figure you wouldn't take the time to read this if you didn't care. The second is that there is some civility out there. I am one of the most laid back people you may ever talk to. You are entitled to your opinion and so am I. Email me if you want to, but keep it civil.

Now that the qualifiers are out of the way, I will talk a little about myself. Wait, this is my new blog. There will be a lot about me. The first thing you may need to know is that I am gay. I don't change pronouns. I am who I am. The second thing you should know is that I am 32 years old. Anyway, on to the juicy stuff.

I have met someone. His name is Chris. He's 26 and so far, a really fantastic guy. I have known him for about a week. Is it too soon to commit? I don't think so. I have gotten some feedback from some friends who, merely out of concern have mentioned something to that effect. I don't think so and here's why. Basically the bottom line is that we have spent a lot of time talking. When you meet someone and everything matches what you are looking for, I don't see any reason to hold back who you are. Especially if he is on the same page and willing to commit to you. Chris happens to be on that page with me. What if he has lied to me or worse, I have lied to him? Well, I would say, "The things you have told me are not matching up to your actions, so this is not working out for me." End of story. I'm not chained to him. It would definitely be too soon for that.

Anyway, I don't want to get all serious and deep. That is definitely not my personality. I am a very fun loving guy. I can't wait to see what happens with Chris. Obviously, meeting someone and busting to talk about it (along with the rest of my life) and signing up for a new blog is not coincidental. I hope that the journy my life takes me on is fun for you to read about. I know that I have a lot of fun and people I know talk about me a lot. So hopefully, I can give you a taste of my midwest lifestyle.

I will do my level best to post an update at least a couple times a week. And, if what I just saw is true, I can upload pictures. WOO HOO. This is gonna be fun....

A Disclaimer

I started writing a journal in 1988. It's hard to believe that I have been writing on and off for TWENTY years. I have copied it from paper to a Word file and my project now is to move each entry to this blog. To prevent confusion, I will date stamp each entry with the date it was written not the date I moved it here. Also, I'm not going to spend time trying to create titles for each entry before Novemeber 27, 2004.

I hope it's an interesting read. I know there's a lot of memories in it for me.