First post

I first took interest in the blog world during the runup to the 2004 presidential election.
Ever since my first interaction with the WWW, i'd wanted a space that I could post material, not for anybody else to view, but so that I could have someplace other than paper or my head to store my random thoughts.
And now since my progeny will soon make an entrance within the next 3 months, I thought it would be a good time to get away from my procrastinating and start with my little experiment with the web