Raison d' blogging

The reason this blog exists at all is that it was a way for me to get my thoughts down in writing, as well as get my feelings out and processed, during a time when my career was in such flux that I despaired of continuing.  I could also inform certain people of the blog's existence, and allow them to keep current on the latest regarding my all-too-frequent job searches during that time.  In that sense, it served as an on-line journal (didn't they used to call these things Weblogs?) that I could selectively share with those who cared.  But also, it had sensitive information in it that may have compromised my precarious employments at the time, and so I made it anonymous when it came to internet search engines, via a pseudonym.

The header on each blog post gives a sort of purpose statement for the blog, namely:

"Follow along as a 50(ish) year old career professional deals with the recent loss of his job, the transition of moving to a new community, the stress on his family members (who are also experiencing life transitions of their own), and the struggle to find not only new employment, but a new focus to his life as well."

As a raison d'etre for the blog, it has become pretty dated.  For one, the loss of job is no longer recent, the transition to a new community is behind us, the family members in question are rather settled now, and the new focus in life now seems clear as well.  Oh, and... the age reference?  That's about to expire, too. 

So, I think, as a birthday present to myself this fall, I will close up shop here, shuttering the windows as it were, and go open up in a new location with far less anonymity.  I can safely say that the content will be mostly observations on life, plus some theological & philosophical musings.  Put another way, I have been observing (and absorbing) a lot, and would like to put those thoughts out there in a more accessible place than either in my own head, or within the acceptable constraints of Facebook. 

I've found that this blog has suffered due to my spending more time reacting to kitten videos, pundits, and on-line humor than on cultivating serious thought.  As I age and I develop more perspective, to the extent there is any wisdom in it, I would like to share that with whomever has an interest.  In recent blog posts, dear reader, no doubt you have seen some of this material.  If any of it appeals to you, please do stay on in the new regime.  Look for it in November.  In the meantime, I'll keep plugging away at this whenever I can tear myself away from Facebook.