I’m glad you asked that question… it is really a rather interesting story, and if you are new here, you might not have heard it yet.

This blog serves many functions, most of which actually have very little to do with you at all, I am chagrined to admit.

It started off, as so many things in my life do, as a mere whim.

My daughter… the older one… the one who is getting married soon, and is so much like me that we sometimes drive each other a little crazy… suggested it. Yes, she said it would be fun for me, but I think the real reason was that, like most people I know, she was looking for some way to distract me. In short, she wanted the crack squirrels that live in my cranium to have a place to play. The simple truth is that, before I had the blog, I had to let every crazy idea, every bad joke, every amusing story or exciting adventure out… through my mouth.

Try to imagine what it was like for the people closest to me before the blog. You all know I post too much. All the stuff I put here… and the stuff I don’t have time or room for… used to just flow out of my mouth. So we can’t really blame my daughter for coming up with the brilliant idea of shunting all this energy into a place where she could chose to read it or just ignore it.

Then, as I was just getting started with not only the blog but also trying to get my books published, I read… in a book my wife gave me called: ‘Getting Published For Idiots’… that having a moderately successful blog increased your odds of being picked up by a publisher.

And I discovered, as the blog grew in both size and popularity, that it was really good for me. I had a way to release everything that was bottled up inside. I could share my art, my stories, my sense of humor… in short, my entire life… (except for my young, rebellious years, because this is a family-friendly place, and also, a permanent record that could be used against me)…

So, it all grew into this… whatever this is… my secret lair from which I plan to take over the known universe by the use of clever humor, interesting tales, photographs and funny Photoshop pictures.

And this is where you come in… Somehow, you stumbled into this weird, magical mystery garden, populated by hordes of rampant crack squirrels and fictional characters and aliens and real people too. It is a playground that is open to all. And if I may say, in my own, not-so-humble way, I can categorically guarantee that if you poke around long enough, if you scroll down far enough… (or, you could just use all the handy search methods and tags and the word-cloud and other helpful things I have added to help you find stuff)… you will find things that will make you laugh, or perhaps move you or even make you think.

This is my life.

Welcome.