Introduction

Introduction

I was prompted to create this blog by a friend who, for some odd reason, liked my comments on facebook so much that she thought I should reach for a wider audience. It sort of reminded me of the times I was told I should be a singer, a musician, an artist, an author, a preacher, and a politician, none of which are among my very successful accomplishments. I do, however, seem to have a way with words, and a propensity for the preposterous, perhaps just enough to make this blog thing work. So here you will find a mixture of random thoughts filtered through some research and consideration, containing elements of all the aforementioned topics of music, art, literature, Christianity, politics, and seasoned with a dash or two of humor.

My first topic, which I will touch on briefly, is the subject of pretentiousness. This is something I will try to avoid with great diligence in this blog. I try to live by a line from the Desiderata: "If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself."
So I just try to be me, and leave the comparison to others. I have learned to spot a pretentious person a proverbial mile away. They always have to have the last word in any conversation, and get a little indignant when someone disagrees with them. I love to hear from someone who is smart, knowledgeable, and interesting, but I'm very turned off by a blow-hard. Prayerfully, during my writing of posts for this blog, I will be thought to be the first, and not the latter. Look for more from me soon. I will always welcome comments, even critical ones.