Derailed Thoughts

What the **** Is This Blog About?

August 21st, 2008

An excellent question (and aptly phrased, my good imaginary man). Here, several weeks into blogging, is the introduction to my page. Some may create blogs because of a need to share their opinions and to convince others of their profundity. Others hope to keep friends (those scoring four of ten on the friend scale–ones that still care what’s going on, but who don’t call unless it’s your birthday or you owe them $5. Like this guy to the left–remember him from Woodshop?) informed about the happenings of their lives.

As for me, I have a bad habit. Certain thoughts of mine have a tendency to bubble around inside my head, mumbling to themselves about some issue or other in my life. Whenever I try to persuade these thoughts to take their place in line with all the other thoughts, they rant a little louder and sometimes kick or toss more important thoughts straight out of line.

These are the thoughts that I label derailed. I’ve found that the best way to get these thoughtsto calm down and take a nap is to express them in writing. Sharing one’s thoughts with others has an interesting effect on the human mind–ideas no longer feel isolated and confused, but interwoven and understood.

Some of my posts are opinions, some of them stories; some are joking, others very serious. Particularly good or bad days have sometimes spun themselves into reflections on life that I end up posting. Be what they may, here lie my thoughts.