If you are reading this then you have either followed a link or stumbled across my blog some other way.  Thanks for finishing the first sentence and continuing on to the second.  I am not new to the world of websites and have even done a small amount of blogging (I wrote 3 whole blog posts on my former website).  My hope is that parts of my world, including my experiences, dreams and ideas can lend some inspiration, education and wisdom to someone else.  I mean, why not learn from other people?

I often tell people “You need to have your own website!”  Why?  Because we are in the digital, information-abundant present.  Do you think the whole internet thing is a passing fad?  I don’t.  I remember:

…life before the internet (yes, I am old).

…when you wanted to buy something you had to actually go to the store.

…looking for a job meant going from business to business, looking in the newspaper or making countless phone calls.

…life before cell phones (talk about a paradigm shift!): my dad actually had one of the first “car phones”.  He was  a realtor and “time is money” so if you can talk while driving, think of the money you could make!  DISCLAIMER: Do not use a mobile device while driving.  It looked something like this:

Dad’s first car phone.

It would actually honk the horn if you got a call (interesting ring-tone, eh?).  Read more about early “mobile” phones here: http://www.eyescreamdesign.com/article/web.

But, I digress.

The point is, I have done a few things, had a couple good ideas, heard and told some funny stories and nearly perfected my sense of humor and humility.  I hope you will tune in again to read about what’s coming next.

Cheers!