Why Write a Blog?

I'm going to figure this out as I go.  I plan to write it something like the many journals of the past, to make a digital record of things that "pop" in my life.  Sometimes I am amazed by a memory or idea that just comes to me out of thin air. The only way I can hold on to it, is to grab it so I can see it again.  Looking at that memory, that picture, that experience, or insight, another time may mean something to another reader as well.  

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Finding a Story  

I've discovered a new way to create a story.  It all starts with unanswered questions about someone from the past.  A site like Ancestry or Family Heritage can fill in the blanks.  Members of my family have been searching for an uncle for years, actually, our grandfather's uncle.  Today I solved the mystery and now I'm ready to write about it.  It will now be more detailed.  I just need to fill in the blanks.  It's the impetus I need to tap it out on the keyboard, at least the first draft.

August 13, 2024 - Canceling Subscriptions on the Internet is going to be easier.  

I am so excited today.  Joe Biden has decided to do something important.  I'm going to cheer for him if it works.  That would take a national frustration away from all of us who have inadvertently signed up for who knows what.  Way to go Joe!