The Journey to Blogville

As a habitual traveler to out of the way places I've been told repeatedly that I need to jounal or write about the strange places I find myself in and the sometimes stranger people I meet along the way. To this point I  haven't wanted to be like someone showing you pictures from their family vacation.

Now with  the up tide of Blogging and people having the freedom to  log on and read when and where they feel like it I've decided to start writing. One of the good things about blogging  is that it can be kind of free form without deadlines or publishers, it can go with the mood of the day. So read freely and I hope you enjoy.

The occcurance that pushed me over the top was the  guy I  wrote about in my 10/14 blog. The guy who poured water in my isle seat so he could have it, forcing me to take his middle seat. Originally I was going to write about travel, but it seemed to restrictive and limited only to those thinking about travel. In reality though life is a journey, as we know, not a destination.

A journey so grand that we'll be exploring it until the day we die. A journey we travel in large part alone, while sharing its commonality and crossing paths with each other.  A journey with hills, mountains, and then really steep places. A jouney with slopes, downhills, drop offs and cliffs. A journey of Lombard streets,dangerous intersections and cul de sacs.

A journey we should try and share.

So tonight I want to make a couple of recommendations. One, read Psalms 23 it shines a great light on the journey of life. and secondly, if you think you might be in a cul de sac, read a book called, "The Dip" by Seth Godin. It's an extremely short read. My wife read it to me on a drive from Bend, OR to Ripon, CA and we finished it by time we got to LaPine about 20 miles after starting it.  Mind you I am a very quick listener.

In a future blog I'll share with you the most incredible Psalms 23 adventure I have ever had. It took place in Afghanistan shortly after President Bush declared Victory.  Hey wait!!!  Aren't we still fighting there?