about as uplifting as gravity

MindSay was a stumble-upon for me.  I was looking for some info re: (shhh...don't tell anyone) The West Wing, and  found someone who was relatively obsessed but, of course, I had to sign up to read her blog.  Once enrolled, I figured that, instead of spamming my colleagues and friends with the bounty of my readings, I'd just post 'em here - to be read or not - giving myself a permanent file in the process.  Tootboy once asked why I never posted anything personal.  Upon occasion I do, but it was always my intent to use this forum to share information I found interesting, important, compelling, funny, whatevs. 

What I found along the way, was that I liked a lot of the writers I found here:  parents sharing the ups an downs of child-rearing, talented artists sharing their processes and the results, people of every political stripe, very funny people, serious animal-lovers, and deep provocative thinkers.  The virtual-ness allowed people who would otherwise not associate - because of age differences, geography, political leanings, stuff -  to come together to chat, fight, support, entertain, commiserate, educate and often, become friends.  So I stuck around.

Tomorrow is my 5th anniversary.  I'm still here and happy that it's "old home week" at MindSay.


Yo, Tooster - a personal post!