On My Mark ... Get Set ........ GO!

Back in 2005, blogging was all the rage - everyone was talking about it, it was all over the news. In those days, if I made a post I would get a couple of thousand hits to my website. Since then, several other sites have become popular - MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and more recently Twitter. When I make a blog post now-a-days, I am lucky to get a couple of hundred hits.

I had thought about just closing the blog, but I have decided to keep it as it is an easy way to add content to my site ... but this summer, I do not intend to worry about making as many posts.

In fact, I don't intend to make many posts on the magic forums I usually participate in either. Normally, when I go to work I am just goofing off, having fun. But this year I plan to take it a lot more seriously and put a lot more attention to where I am and what I am doing ... I don't intend to fuss with the camera or worry about the negativity and politicizing on the forums. I intend to focus on the here and the now - Barefoot Landing.

And I expect it to be my greatest summer ever ... I am in peak physical shape. When I quit smoking, I got fat ... well I have been working out and getting in shape. I rode my bike 12 miles today, and will do so tomorrow as well. I have gone from weighing 250 pounds to a lean 160 size 28 jeans - I am in better shape than when I was 18!

So today will be my last day off for some time now ... and in all honesty, I am too excited to enjoy it properly. All I can think about is getting back out there in the 120 degree heat index and doing what I do best!



-JoeJoe